Theory of education /
To date, theory in Education Studies has been dominated by a particular view of what should count as 'scientific' theory. David Turner argues that this approach does not necessarily provide a firm foundation for policy planning and professional activity. Using examples from linear programm...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2004.
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Colección: | Continuum studies in education.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | To date, theory in Education Studies has been dominated by a particular view of what should count as 'scientific' theory. David Turner argues that this approach does not necessarily provide a firm foundation for policy planning and professional activity. Using examples from linear programming, game theory, decision theory and chaos theory, he demonstrates how certain insights from modern developments in, for example, the social sciences can be used to stimulate more rewarding debate amongst educational researchers. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 205 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780826472571 0826472575 1847143407 9781847143402 0826487092 9780826487094 1281295051 9781281295057 9786611295059 6611295054 |