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Philosophy of Educational Research

Name: Philosophy of Educational Research
ISBN: 9781472575371

Richard Pring,

256 pages
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Philosophy of Educational Research

Richard Pring,

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This classic text in educational research literature has been thoroughly updated to take into account new philosophical theories and the current political context for educational research. Remaining, however, are the three, key central themes: the nature of social science in general; the nature of educational enquiry in particular; and the links between the language and concepts of research, on the one hand, and those of practice and policy on the other. In analyzing and interrelating these themes, Richard Pring shows their relationship to such central philosophical concepts as meaning, truth, and objectivity.

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Publisher

Year

Print ISBN

eBook ISBN

Edition

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Education General

1

Setting 

the

scene: 

criticisms 

of

educational 

research

Criticisms

Until 

the

1970s, 

public 

ﬁnancing 

of

UK

universities 

assumed 

a

close, 

if

not

essential, 

relationship 

between 

teaching 

and

research. 

Therefore, 

a

substantial 

proportion 

of

university 

income 

(approximately 

one-third) 

supported 

that 

research. 

Then 

came 

a

change 

of

policy. 

Was

all

that 

research 

worth 

supporting?

Many 

believed 

that 

this 

money 

was

not

well 

spent, 

and

this 

was

reﬂected 

in

Britain 

(with 

respect 

to

educational 

research) 

in

the

‘Hillage 

Report’ 

(1998), 

sponsored 

by

the

Department 

for

Education 

and

Employment. 

It

argued 

that 

research

does 

not

provide 

answers 

to

the

questions 

Government 

●

●

asks 

in

order 

to

decide 

between 

alternative 

policies 

on

‘what 

works’;

does 

not

help 

teachers 

in

their 

professional 

practice 

(e.g. 

●

●

in

the

most 

appropriate 

teaching 

methods);

is

fragmented 

–

lots 

of

bits 

and

pieces 

which, 

though 

●

●

often 

addressing 

similar 

questions, 

start 

from 

different 

positions 

or

use

different 

samples, 

not

creating 

a

coherent 

and

reliable 

basis 

for

practice 

or

policy; 

and

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Contents
Foreword to Third Edition
1 Setting the scene: criticisms of educational research
2 ‘Doing philosophy’: defining what you mean
3 The focus of educational research
4 Research methods: philosophical issues they raise
5 Quantitative and qualitative research: a false dualism
6 Key concepts and recurring conflicts
7 Competing philosophical positions
8 Research into practice: action research and practitioner research
9 Quality of educational research
10 Ethical dimensions to educational research
11 Political context
12 Conclusion: the nature and future of educational research
Select bibliography
Index

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