Pragmatism and Educational Research

2004-09-08
Pragmatism and Educational Research

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  • Author: Biesta
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • ISBN: 0585483124
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 137

This volume offers an overview of the pragmatic understanding of knowledge and the acquisition of knowledge, and its implications for the conduct of educational research. Pragmatism and Educational Research focuses primarily on the work of John Dewey, and examines the relationship between pragmatism and educational research both in relation to research methodology and to a pragmatic educational theory. Biesta and Burbules provide examples of characteristic research questions and research methods and approaches, as informed by a pragmatist outlook. Further, they argue that the major benefit of a pragmatic approach to educational research lies in the possibility of promoting intelligent and reflective action by educational practitioners.

Pragmatism and Educational Research

2003
Pragmatism and Educational Research

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  • Author: Gert Biesta
  • Publisher: Philosophy, Theory, and Educational Research Series
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 144

This work provides an overview of the pragmatic understanding of knowledge and the acquisition of knowledge, and its implications for the conduct of educational research. It focuses on the work of John Dewey, and examines the relationship between pragmatism and educational research.

Pragmatism and Educational Research

2003
Pragmatism and Educational Research

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  • Author: Gert Biesta
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Incorporated
  • ISBN: 9780847694778
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 128

This work provides an overview of the pragmatic understanding of knowledge and the acquisition of knowledge, and its implications for the conduct of educational research. It focuses on the work of John Dewey, and examines the relationship between pragmatism and educational research.

Pragmatism and Education

2005-01-01
Pragmatism and Education

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  • Author:
  • Publisher: BRILL
  • ISBN: 9087903553
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 232

The papers in this book have emerged from a conference which was organized in Zurich in 2003 by the Pestalozzianum Research Institute for the History of Education and the Educational Institute of the University of Zurich. The conference was organized in light of the increasing internationalization of educational discussion within the last ten to twenty years and the topic was the relation between pragmatism and educational theory.

Educational Research

2020-03-19
Educational Research

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  • Author: Gert Biesta
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1350097993
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 179

With so much technical information about research methods it is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture of why we carry out educational research and where and how research might contribute to the improvement of education. Educational Research: An Unorthodox Introduction steps you through the wider social and political contexts of educational research, focusing on fundamental questions such as what education actually 'is' and what it is for. In doing so, the book raises questions that more 'orthodox' introductions to the theory and practice of educational research often leave aside. Gert Biesta covers a range of key issues which permeate any educational research project, including the roles of theory in research, what it means and takes to improve education, the nature of educational practice, the history of educational research and scholarship, the connection between research, professionality and democracy and what the social and political dimensions of academic publishing are. Each chapter includes a set of questions to stimulate further discussion.

Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

2013-06-21
Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

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  • Author: David L. Morgan
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications
  • ISBN: 1483313662
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 289

Focusing on research designs for projects that collect both qualitative and quantitative data, this practical book discusses strategies for bringing qualitative and quantitative methods together so that their combined strengths accomplish more than is possible with a single method. The approach is broadly interdisciplinary, reflecting the interest in mixed methods research of social scientists from anthropology, communication, criminal justice, education, evaluation, nursing, organizational behavior, psychology, political science, public administration, public health, sociology, social work, and urban studies. In contrast to an "anything goes" approach or a naïve hope that "two methods are better than one," the author argues that projects using mixed methods must pay even more attention to research design than single method approaches. The book’s practical emphasis on mixed methods makes it useful both to active researchers and to students who intend to pursue such a career.

Postpositivism and Educational Research

2000
Postpositivism and Educational Research

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  • Author: Denis Charles Phillips
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • ISBN: 9780847691227
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 118

This volume presents in a forthright and lively way, an account of the philosophical position generally identified as Postpositivistic that undergirds much of mainstream research in education and the related social sciences. The discussion throughout is informed by recent developments in philosophy of science. This book argues that, while there is much to be learned from recent critiques regarding truth in research, traditional scientific values and assumptions are not outmoded. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Small-Scale Research

2002-03-29
Small-Scale Research

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  • Author: Peter T Knight
  • Publisher: SAGE
  • ISBN: 9780761968627
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 244

Written with the needs of students uppermost, Small-Scale Research is a direct, comprehensive guide for students doing theses, dissertations, papers and projects. It systematically works through the central methods of inquiry and demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.

Introduction to the Philosophies of Research and Criticism in Education and the Social Sciences

2005
Introduction to the Philosophies of Research and Criticism in Education and the Social Sciences

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  • Author: James L. Paul
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 368

This rigorous volume focuses on the underlying perspectives justifying the major approaches currently being used in educational research. Introductory chapters lay the foundation for exploring varying research perspectives. Nine specific perspectives on research—post positivism, pragmatism, constructivism, ethics and deliberate democracy, criticism, interpretivism, race/ethnicity/gender, arts-based research, and post structuralism—are examined, through discussions written by senior scholars known for their expertise in the perspective. And, a “guided tour” of criticism is given, in which these same scholars demonstrate the use of the “critical method” by critiquing six studies selected as exemplars of different research approaches. For education students who aspire to become researchers, and for those who simply need to read and understand research literature.

Inventing the Modern Self and John Dewey

2005-12-10
Inventing the Modern Self and John Dewey

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  • Author: T. Popkewitz
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1403978417
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 302

This collection includes original studies from scholars from thirteen nations, who explore the epistemic features figured in John Dewey's writings in his discourses on public schooling. Pragmatism was one of the weapons used in the struggles about the development of the child who becomes the future citizen. The significance of Dewey in the book is not about Dewey as the messenger of pragmatism, but in locating different cultural, political and educational terrains in which debates about modernity, the modern self and the making of the citizen occurred.