Education, epistemology and critical realism / David Scott.

Author/Creator:

Scott, David, 1951-

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Series:

New studies in critical realism and education

Format/Description:

Book
146 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects:

Education -- Philosophy.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Critical realism.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780415473491 (hard copy : alk. paper)
0415473497 (hard copy : alk. paper)
9780203883099 (electronic copy)
0203883098 (electronic copy)

OCLC:

316836173

Online:

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