Educational research, policymaking and practice / Martyn Hammersley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hammersley, Martyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research--Great Britain.

Education.

Education and state--Great Britain.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([vii], 180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Educational research, policy making and practice

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : P. Chapman, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The issue of the relationship between educational research and policy-making or practice has been a perennial concern. This book deals with some basic and controversial questions about the issue.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Research and Evidence-Based Practicein Education: An Assessment of David Hargreaves' Critique; Chapter 2 Why Research into Practice Does Not Go:Some Questions about the Enlightenment Function of Educational and Social Enquiry; Chapter 3 Research and Practice, Two Worlds for Ever at Odds?; Chapter 4 If the Social World Is How Qualitative Researchers Say It Is, What Impact Can their Work Have on Policymaking and Practice?; Chapter 5 Diversity or Control in Educational Research?; Chapter 6 Varieties of Social Research: A Typology

Chapter 7A Review of Reviews: Structure and Function in Reviews of Educational ResearchConclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-174) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4462-2728-6

1-281-25140-2

1-84920-908-1

9786611251406

1-84787-645-5

9781849209083

OCLC:

476141698