Education, epistemology and critical realism [electronic resource] / David Scott.
Material type: TextSeries: New studies in critical realism and educationPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010Description: 146 pISBN: 9780203883099 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Education -- Philosophy | Knowledge, Theory of | Critical realismGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 370.1 LOC classification: LB14.7 | .S385 2010Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
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