Philosophy of educational research

• Main Author: Pring, Richard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New Delhi ; New York ; Sydney : Bloomsbury, 2015
• Edition: 3rd edition
• Subjects: pedagogický výzkum > filozofické aspekty; filozofie výchovy; educational research > philosophical aspects; philosophy of education; studie; studies
• ISBN: 9781472575357; 978-1-4725-7534-0; 978-1-4725-7536-4; 978-1-4725-7537-1
• Physical Description: vii, 221 stran ; 22 cm

Table of Contents:

• Setting the scene: criticisms of educational research
• Doing philosophy: defining what you mean
• The focus of educational research: practice and policy
• Research methods: philosophical issues they raise
• Quantitative and qualitative research: a false dualism
• Key concepts and recurring conflicts
• Competing philosophical positions
• Research into practice: action and practitioner research
• Quality of educational research
• Ethical dimensions to educational research
• Political context of educational research
• Conclusion: the nature and future of educational research