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ERIC Number: EJ401622
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Metaphor, Model, and Theory in Education Research.
Dickmeyer, Nathan
Teachers College Record, v91 n2 p151-60 Win 1989
The concepts of metaphor, model, and theory are defined and used to show how social science research in general, and education research in particular, has differed from Popper's description of natural science research. (IAH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Hypothesis Testing, Metaphors, Models, Natural Sciences, Research Methodology, Social Sciences, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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