Scott Realism and Educational Research

New Perspectives and Possibilities
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-135-70169-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten

Although the literature of social research covers a vast range of material, there has been little on the role of social theory in educational research. In this respect, David Scott's book covers an important gap in the market, as it focuses on the centrality of social theory in a variety of empirical projects. The volume covers a range of conceptual and theoretical discussions and subsequently applies these concepts to our analysis of empirical studies. As a consequence, it is a volume that deserves to be read widely by students and researchers alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scott, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Introduction; Part One: Theorising Educational Research 2.The Contested Nature of Educational Research 3. Educational Knowledge 4.Mathematical Modelling 5.Theory into Practice; Part Two: Disciplinary Knowledge 6.School Effectiveness Research 7.Education Policy 8.Biography and Autobiography 9.Researching `Race' and `Ethnicity' 10.Post-modernism 11.End-piece: Changing Knowledge of Relatively Unchanging Entities

Über Autor(innen)

David Scott is a senior lecturer in curriculum at the Open University and the editor of The Curriculum Journal. He has previously worked in the field of educational research at the universities of Warwick, Southampton and London. He has edited Understanding Educational Research with Robin Usher published by Routledge and is currently writing a book on educational literacy to be published by Falmer Press.