Education research on trial [ policy reform and the call for scientific rigor

Many have attacked education research as failing to meet standards of scientific rigor. The thoughtful essays in this book offer an analysis of this debate on the failings of education research

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lareau, Annette (Author), Ranis, Sheri H. (Author), Walters, Pamela Barnhouse (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge , c2009
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Online Access:NetLibrary

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245 0 0 |a Education research on trial [  |h electronic resource] :   |b policy reform and the call for scientific rigor   |c edited by Pamela Barnhouse Walters, Annette Lareau, Sheri H Ranis 
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500 |a Description based on print version record 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. The Politics of Science: Battles for Scientific Authority in the Field of Education Research -- 2. A History of Efforts to Improve the Quality of Federal Education Research: From Gardner's Task Force to the Institute of Education Sciences -- 3. Assessing Quality in Educational Journals -- 4. Can Non-randomized Studies Provide Evidence of Causal Effects? A Case Study Using the Regression Discontinuity Design -- 5. Blending Quality and Utility: Lessons Learned from the Education Research Debates -- 6. Narrow Questions, Narrow Answers: The Limited Value of Randomized Controlled Trials for Education Research -- 7. A Quixotic Quest? Philosophical Issues in Assessing the Quality of Education Research -- 8. Education Research That Matters: Influence 
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