Education, Epistemology and Critical Realism
Author:   David Scott (University of London, UK) ,  Roy Bhaskar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415473491


Pages:   150
Publication Date:   03 March 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Scott (University of London, UK) ,  Roy Bhaskar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780415473491


ISBN 10:   0415473497
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   03 March 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

@contents: 1. Introduction and Initial Thoughts 2. Critical Realism and Empirical Research Methods in Education 3. Resolving the Quantitative–Qualitative Divide 4. Epistemic Relativism, Ontological Realism, and the Possibility of Judgemental Rationality 5. Educational Judgements: Epistemic, Parasitic and External Criteria 6. Judgemental Rationality 7. Empirical Indicators and Causal Narratives 8. Structure and Agency – Key Ontological Concepts 9. Educational Critique 10. Arbitrary and Non-Arbitrary Knowledge

Reviews

'[R]ich, scholarly, and rigorous.' 'Research students in the sociology of education are especially likely to derive benefitr from Scott's book.'-Ronald Barnett, Institute of Education, University of London in London Review of Education, vol. 9, no. 1, March 2011


'[R]ich, scholarly, and rigorous.' 'Research students in the sociology of education are especially likely to derive benefitr from Scott's book.'-Ronald Barnett, Institute of Education, University of London in London Review of Education, vol. 9, no. 1, March 2011


'[R]ich, scholarly, and rigorous.' 'Research students in the sociology of education are especially likely to derive benefitr from Scott's book.' -Ronald Barnett, Institute of Education, University of London in London Review of Education, vol. 9, no. 1, March 2011


Author Information

David Scott is Professor of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment at the Institute of Education, University of London. He has previously worked at the universities of Warwick, Southampton and Lincoln. His most recent book is Critical Essays on Major Curriculum Theorists published by Routledge.

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