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Book Synopsis`This valuable book addresses an important current issues for education research in developed countries - the relationship between research on the one hand and policy-making and education practice on the other' -
Stephen Gorard, Cardiff University, British Journal of Education Studies`Martyn Hammersley has produced a remarkably complete analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of educational research. I believe the analysis to be fair to all parties' - Lewis Elton, British Journal of Educational Technology
Educational research and its relationship with policy making and practice has been a perennial concern. This book deals with some basic and controversial questions about that issue, including:
- Can there be harmony in the relationship between researchers and educational policymakers or practitioners?
- Do increases in knowledge always lead to practical improvement, and never to undesirable consequenc
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`Hammersley has produced a remarkably complete analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of educational research. I believe the analysis to be fair to all parties′ - Lewis Elton, British Journal of Educational Technology
Table of Contents
Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Education An Assessment of David Hargreaves′ Critique Why Research into Practice Does Not Go Some Questions about the Enlightenment Function of Educational and Social Inquiry Research and Practice, Two Worlds for Ever at Odds? (written with Roger Gomm) If the Social World Is How Qualitative Researchers Say It Is, What Impact Can Their Work Have on Policy Making and Practice? Diversity or Control in Educational Research? Varieties of Social Research A Typology A Review of Reviews Structure and Function in Reviews of Educational Research (written with Peter Foster)
