Philosophy of Educational Research
3rd Edition
Published on 20. September 2014
256 pages
978-1-4725-7537-1 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-7537-1 (9781472575371)
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Richard Pring
Philosophy of Educational Research
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Person
Richard Pring is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Education, and Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK. He was Lead Director of the six year Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training for England and Wales, and until 2003, Professor of Educational Studies, University of Oxford, UK, where he was Director of the Department. He is the author of John Dewey (2007), Philosophy of Education: Aims, Theory, Common Sense and Research (2004), Education for All (edited, 2009), The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All (2012) and Evidence-Based Practice in Education (edited with Gary Thomas, 2005).
Content
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: practice and policy
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 and practitioner research
9. Quality of educational research
10. Ethical dimensions to educational research
11. Political context of educational research
12. Conclusion: the nature and future of educational research
Bibliography
Index
1. Setting the scene: criticisms of educational research
2. Doing philosophy: defining what you mean
3. The focus of educational research: practice and policy
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 and practitioner research
9. Quality of educational research
10. Ethical dimensions to educational research
11. Political context of educational research
12. Conclusion: the nature and future of educational research
Bibliography
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