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Author Bridges, David, 1941-

Title Philosophy in educational research : epistemology, ethics, politics and quality / David Bridges.

Course 65100, 75100, 75200, 75304.
Publication Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
Copyright date ©2017

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Description Electronic book
Content type text
Format type online resource
File type text file PDF ePUB
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Educational research and philosophy in 'interesting times' -- Disciplines and discipline of educational research -- 'Two cultures' revisited: science ('scientism and the humanities in the construction of educational understanding -- 'Proper study of mankind...'? In defence of the humanities against the ambitions of 'scientific' psychology -- Educational research and practice -- Educational research and policy -- Philosophising about, as, and in educational research -- Philosophy and practice: a philosopher in the classroom? -- Philosopher at court? A reflection on an education researcher's engagement with policymakers -- Roles of 'the philosopher' in an interdisciplinary research group -- From philosophising about research to researching philosophy: reflections on a reflective log -- Educational research: pursuit of truth or flight into fancy? -- Educational theory, practice, and research: pragmatic perspectives -- n=1: the science and art of the single case in educational research -- Narratives, fiction, and the magic of the real -- History, fiction, and educational research -- Interpreting the international and intranational 'translation' of educational policy and practice: a case of opportunism, serendipity, and bricolage -- Four issues for ethical code makers -- Research for sale? Epistemic, moral, and political drift through the commodification of educational research -- 'Nothing about us without us': the ethics of outsider research -- Working without shame in international educational research and development? From consequentialism to casuistry -- Ethics and epistemology in educational research: educational research as 'fiction written under oath'? -- Generic criteria of quality in educational research? -- International and the excellent in educational research and its assessment -- Research quality assessment in education: impossible science, possible art? -- Conversation in the construction and representation of research.
Note Description based on print version record.
Course Further Resource 65100, 75100, 75200, 75304.
Related To Print version: Bridges, David. Philosophy in educational research : epistemology, ethics, politics and quality. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, c2017 xix, 479 pages 9783319492100
ISBN 9783319492100
9783319492124 (e-book)
Series Ebook library
Subjects Education -- Research.
Genre Electronic books.