Education and Theory: Strangers in Paradigms Contributor(s): Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0335211798 ISBN-13: 9780335211791 Publisher: Open University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Research - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
Dewey: 370.1 |
Series: Conducting Educational Research |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.29" W x 8.92" (0.74 lbs) 202 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "'... a masterpiece ... long overdue' Professor Judy Sebba, University of Sussex and member of 2008 RAE panel for Education " ""This is an exceptional book - and one that should be essential reading for anyone seriously thinking about educational practice - for two reasons. First, it is one of the few books on thinking about education which is written with the wit and humour which makes compulsive reading. Second, the approach to theory (or thinking systematically, philosophically and evidentially) is through the author's own attempt to understand what appears to many as a mystery. In this personal journey, the author provides a comprehensive and critical review of different theoretical positions." This compelling book examines what theory means for both student and researcher and questions whether the confidence in educational theory is justified. It begins by looking at what theory is, and what use it has in education and examines some theoretically significant influences on educational thought and practice in the twentieth century. Challenging the idea that the practice of education should be based on theory, the author offers alternative, simpler frameworks for conducting inquiry, without the constraints of existing theory, contending that it is time for a discussion about how values, evidence and ideas can more straightforwardly guide educational practice. "Education and Theory" is stimulating reading for academics, researchers, teachers and students of education. |