Education, epistemology and critical realism
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New studies in critical realism and education, Routledge, London ; New York, p.146 (2010)Call Number:
Cubb LB14.7 .S385 2010URL:
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8582629Keywords:
Critical realism, Education--Philosophy, Knowledge, Theory ofAbstract:
Contents: Introduction and initial thoughts -- Critical realism and empirical research methods in education -- Resolving the quantitative-qualitative divide -- Epistemic relativism, ontological realism, and the possibility of judgemental rationality -- Educational judgements : epistemic, parasitic and external criteria -- Judgemental rationality -- Empirical indicators and causal narratives -- Structure and agency : key ontological concepts -- Educational critique -- Arbitrary and non-arbitrary knowledge.

