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Education Research On Trial - Policy Reform and the Call for Scientific Rigor (Paperback)
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Education Research On Trial - Policy Reform and the Call for Scientific Rigor (Paperback)
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Read the author's commentary for the Teachers College Record here:
http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=15915 It is not an
exaggeration to say that the field of education has been under
attack. Many, particularly in Washington, D.C., have proclaimed the
research to be shoddy. They have called for new "scientific"
standards for research. Randomized control trials have been
promoted. In many of these discussions, the only criterion is
making a more rational and scientific approach to education
research. Since the federal government plays a leadership role in
defining the terms of education debates, this critique is
important. It stands to radically reshape research and possibly
school priorities in the future. The essays in this book take up
this important topic. They offer critical insight into how this
debate came to flourish. Some of the authors take issue with core
assertions of the debate; other are sympathetic. Taken together,
they help to broaden and deepen our understanding of the efforts to
revamp the field of education research and, ultimately education.
The chapters also discuss the factors that facilitate, and impede,
research from having an impact on policy. Teaching and Learning
Goals Include: -- helps illuminate the relationship between
education research and policy --critically examines key assumptions
of federal legislation particularly the call for scientific rigor
in the No Child Left Behind Legislation --helps students understand
the broader intellectual context of this crisis in education
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