Educational Research: Proofs, Arguments, and Other Reasonings
This book focuses on the language of educational research as well as on the language of education. It conceives both as social practices and investigates how rhetoric plays a part in the complex process of historically situated argumentation. The book aim
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Educational Research VOLUME 4 Aims & Scope Freedom of inquiry in educational research can no longer be taken for granted. Narrow definitions of what constitutes ‘scientific’ research, funding criteria that enforce particular research methods, and policy decision processes that ignore any research that is not narrowly utilitarian, in many countries, create a context that discourages scholarship of a more speculative, exploratory, or critical sort. In this series, internationally leading scholars in philosophy and history of education engage in discourse that is sophisticated and nuanced for understanding contemporary debates. Thus social research, and therefore educational research, is again focused on the distinctive nature of what it studies: a social activity where questions of meaning and value must be addressed, and where interpretation and judgment play a crucial role. This educational research takes into account the historical and cultural context and brings clarity to what actually constitutes science in this area. The timely issues that are addressed in this series bear witness to the belief that educational theory cannot help but go beyond a limited conception of empirical educational research to provide a real understanding of education as a human practice. They surpass the rather simple cause-and effect rhetoric and thus transgress the picture of performativity that currently keeps much of the talk about education captive. The authors are united in the belief that ‘there is a place within the social sciences in general’, and within the discipline of education in particular, for ‘foundational’ approaches that enable the systematic study of educational practice from a discipline-orientated approach. Educational Research: Why ‘What Works’ Doesn’t Work Series: Educational Research, Vol. 1 Smeyers, Paul; Depaepe, Marc (Eds.) 2006, VI, 195 p., Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5307-8 Educational Research: Networks and Technologies Series: Educational Research, Vol. 2 Smeyers, Paul; Depaepe, Marc (Eds.) 2007, VI, 230 p., Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6612-2 Educational Research: the Educationalization of Social Problems Series: Educational Research, Vol. 3 Smeyers, Paul; Depaepe, Marc (Eds.) 2008, VI, 250 p., Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9722-5
Paul Smeyers · Marc Depaepe Editors
Educational Research: Proofs, Arguments, and Other Reasonings
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Editors Prof. Paul Smeyers Universiteit Gent Faculteit Psychologie en Pedagogische Wetenschappen Dunantlaan 1 9000 Gent Belgium [email protected]
Dr. Marc Depaepe Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Campus Kortrijk Subfaculteit Psychologie en Pedagogische Sabbelaan 53 8500 Kortrijk Belgium [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-3248-5 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3249-2 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3249-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009936782 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, pho
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