Where EBP is Found
Evidence-based practice is used in education, social policy, child welfare, social work, criminal justice and early childhood.
This research paper, commissioned by the Casey Foundation, looks at the plausibility of using evidence-based practice (EBP) theories and methodologies to evaluate the leadership development field. Currently, not much is known about evidence-based practice in leadership work and more research needs to be done. Theories, definitions and potential approaches are all presented.
There has been insufficient connection between the growing body of leadership theory, recognizing leadership as a collaborative process capable of system-level change, and the approach of leadership development programs. There is a critical need to build that connection between a growing set of system-level hypotheses and the leadership development practice for large-scale change.