Postpositivism and Educational Research
Postpositivism and Educational Research This volume presents in a forthright and lively way, an account of the philosophical position generally identified as 'Postpositivistic' that undergirds much…
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Postpositivism and Educational Research
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. Authors D. C. The discussion throughout is informed by recent developments in philosophy of science.
Burbules cite a number of interesting examples from the educational research and evaluation literature to illustrate the value of a scientific approach. Phillips and Nicholas C. Many educational researchers aspire to carry out rigorous or disciplined inquiry aimed at producing accurate (and generally 'truthful') accounts of educational phenomena and the causal psychological or social processes that lay behind them.
However, many recent critics have argued that it is a mistake to believe that research can yield theories, or advance claims that are true, objective,