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An elusive science: the troubling history of education research
Abstract
Since its beginnings at the start of the 20th century, educational scholarship has been a marginal field, criticized by public policy makers and relegated to the fringes of academe. An Elusive Science explains why, providing a critical history of the traditions, conflicts, and institutions that have shaped the study of education over the past century.
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Metadata
- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 2000-11-01
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 03
- Pages
- 38-1684-38-1684
- ISSN
- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
- OpenAlex
- W2086427553
- Cited by
- 572
- References
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- Type
- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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