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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457285003321

Autore

Sikes Pat

Titolo

The Moral Foundations of Educational Research [[electronic resource] ] : Knowledge, Inquiry and Values

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2003

ISBN

1-280-94802-7

9786610948024

0-335-22786-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Disciplina

370.72

370/.7/2

Soggetti

Education - Research - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover page; Halftitle; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Biographical notes on contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Intended for those doing educational research, this work considers what is distinctive about educational research in comparison with other research in the social sciences. It argues that it is the epistemological and moral purposes underlying the 'usefulness' and 'relevance' of educational research that matter.