Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-143) and index.
Table of Contents
Prologue by Stephen Kemmis
Introduction: Becoming an Educational Philosopher
PART ONE. THEORIZING EDUCATION: The Gap between Theory and Practice
Theories of Theory and Practice
Adopting an Educational Philosophy
What is an Educational Practice?
PART TWO. TOWARDS A CRITICAL EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE: Can Educational Research be Scientific?
Philosophy, Values and an Educational Science
Whatever Happened to Action Research?
The Idea of an Educational Science
Epilogue: Resisting the Postmodernist Challenge
Notes and References
Bibliography
Index.