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The Impracticality of Practical Research - A History of Contemporary Sciences of Change That Conserve (Paperback)
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The Impracticality of Practical Research - A History of Contemporary Sciences of Change That Conserve (Paperback)
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There is a daunting and alluring desire in contemporary social
science for research to find the practical knowledge that enables
one to live a good life in a just and equitable society. This
desire haunts the 19th-century emergence of the social sciences and
became more pronounced in the postwar mobilizations of research.
Today the desire for this knowledge is captured in the structured
assessments of national school systems and in the professional
education pathways that inspire governments to modernize school
systems and provide for people's well-being. American policy and
research are thus linked by reforms that are verified as
"scientific, empirical evidences" about "what works". The
Impracticality of Practical Research explores the idea that
practical and useful knowledge historically changes over time under
the guises of educational reform, instructional improvement, and
professionalisation. The study of science draws on a range of
social and cultural theories and historical studies to understand
the politics of science and scientific knowledge that are concerned
with social and educational change. Can research change social
conditions to make a better life, and make people's conduct embody
the qualities and characteristics of that better life - the good
citizen, parent, or worker? Thomas Popkewitz explores how the
research to correct social wrongs paradoxically is entangled with
the inscription of differences in its efforts to be inclusive.
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