Title of article
IMPORTANCE OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE CONDUCT OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Author/Authors
Pring, Richard University of Oxford - Department of Education, UK
From page
23
To page
30
Abstract
Educational questions, whether in policy or in practice and thus in educational research, make assumptions which are philosophical in nature - in values, theory of knowledge, philosophy of mind, social philosophy and so on. The paper illustrates this through several examples of educational research, showing how, in the absence of philosophical questioning, the intelligence is often bewitched by the misuse of language, thereby invalidating so-called educational research.
Journal title
Journal Of International and Comparative Education
Journal title
Journal Of International and Comparative Education
Record number
2698189
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