Philosophy of Educational Research
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Philosophy of Educational Research

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Philosophy of Educational Research

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781472575340
eBook ISBN
9781472575371
Edition
3
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General
1
Setting 
the 
scene: 
criticisms 
of 
educational 
research
Criticisms
Until 
the 
1970s, 
public 
nancing 
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

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Also available from Bloomsbury
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword to Third Edition
  8. 1 Setting the scene: criticisms of educational research
  9. 2 ‘Doing philosophy’: defining what you mean
  10. 3 The focus of educational research
  11. 4 Research methods: philosophical issues they raise
  12. 5 Quantitative and qualitative research: a false dualism
  13. 6 Key concepts and recurring conflicts
  14. 7 Competing philosophical positions
  15. 8 Research into practice: action research and practitioner research
  16. 9 Quality of educational research
  17. 10 Ethical dimensions to educational research
  18. 11 Political context
  19. 12 Conclusion: the nature and future of educational research
  20. Select bibliography
  21. Index