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Philosophy of educational research / Richard Pring

By: Pring, Richard [author]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015Edition: 3rd editionDescription: vii, 221 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472575357; 1472575350; 1472575342; 9781472575340Subject(s): Education -- Research -- PhilosophyLOC classification: LB1028 | .P588 2015
Contents:
Setting the scene: criticisms of educational research -- Doing philosophy: defining what you mean -- The focus of educational research: practice and policy -- Research methods: philosophical issues they raise -- Quantitative and qualitative research: a false dualism -- Key concepts and recurring conflicts -- Competing philosophical positions -- Research into practice: action and practitioner research -- Quality of educational research -- Ethical dimensions to educational research -- Political context of educational research -- Conclusion: the nature and future of educational research
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Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
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Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Setting the scene: criticisms of educational research -- Doing philosophy: defining what you mean -- The focus of educational research: practice and policy -- Research methods: philosophical issues they raise -- Quantitative and qualitative research: a false dualism -- Key concepts and recurring conflicts -- Competing philosophical positions -- Research into practice: action and practitioner research -- Quality of educational research -- Ethical dimensions to educational research -- Political context of educational research -- Conclusion: the nature and future of educational research

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