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Building the Bridge Between Science and Practice: Essential Characteristics of a Translational Framework
Author(s) -
StaffordBrizard K. Brooke,
Cantor Pamela,
Rose L. Todd
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
mind, brain, and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.624
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1751-228X
pISSN - 1751-2271
DOI - 10.1111/mbe.12153
Subject(s) - interdependence , bridging (networking) , bridge (graph theory) , falsifiability , engineering ethics , field (mathematics) , context (archaeology) , translational science , perspective (graphical) , science education , computer science , knowledge management , sociology , management science , epistemology , engineering , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , social science , medicine , computer network , philosophy , paleontology , mathematics , pure mathematics , biology
Mind, brain, and education is a field developed with two key purposes: (1) to accelerate the knowledge developed through research by using an interdisciplinary approach, and (2) to create a bridge to connect and apply this knowledge to educational practice. While great progress has been made with regard to the interdisciplinary efforts of mind, brain and education, a chasm remains between the fields of science and educational practice. This article presents the case for bridging that chasm through the development of a translational and bidirectional framework that allows the fields of science and educational practice to access and influence each other. The characteristics of such a framework are proposed as theory‐driven and perspective‐neutral, interdisciplinary and interdependent, grounded in the science of development, context‐sensitive, and allowing for falsifiability. Potential enablers for the successful implementation of such a framework are proposed.