Educational Explanations
Philosophy in Empirical Educational Research
1st Edition
Published on 3. February 2022
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Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-119-81645-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Educational Explanations combines rigorous philosophical argumentation with detailed and informed discussion of empirical educational research projects.
* Offers a distinctive account of truth and explanation in educational research
* Provides detailed case studies of prominent research programmes to illustrate points made elsewhere in the text and to bring out the importance of philosophical discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of educational research
* Delivers a robust defence of the practice of empirical educational research
* Considers the implication of the overall argument for the practice of teachers
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
530 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-81645-4 (9781119816454)
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Christopher Winch has taught in the primary, further and higher education sectors. Trained in Philosophy, he is also a qualified and experienced empirical researcher in Education. As well as writing on numerous topics in the Philosophy of Education, he has taken part in many research projects in Britain and Europe including the ongoing ESRC project "Opportunity, Equality and Agency in England's new VET Landscape: a Longitudinal Study of Post-16 Transitions".