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Realism and educational research : new perspectives and possibilities / David Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, David, 1951-
- Series:
- Social research and educational studies series ; 21.
- Social research and educational studies series ; 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Research--Philosophy.
- Education.
- Education--Research--Methodology.
- Postmodernism and education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (174 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Falmer Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Covers the social role of educational research, an area where there has been little published. Covers a range of conceptual and theoretical discussions and applies these concepts to our analysis of empirical studies.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Theorising Educational Research; The Contested Nature of Educational Research; Educational Knowledge; Mathematical Modelling; Theory into Practice; Disciplinary Knowledge; School Effectiveness Research; Education Policy; Biography and Auto-biography; Researching 'Race' and 'Ethnicity'; Post-modernism; Afterthoughts: Changing Knowledge of Relatively Unchanging Entities; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-161) and indexes.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-70169-5
- 1-135-70170-9
- 1-280-17850-7
- 9786610178506
- 0-203-18621-4
- 9780203186213
- OCLC:
- 85835681
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