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
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge ,
c2009
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 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