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ERIC Number: EJ492086
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Developing Public Understanding of Education: A Role for Educational Researchers.
Harlen, Wynne
British Educational Research Journal, v20 n1 p3-16 1994
Asserts that educational research always has suffered from severe underfunding by comparison with research in the natural sciences. Argues that educational researchers have an obligation to raise the "educational literacy" of the general public. Discusses the need to improve the quality of educational research. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Public Support, Social Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: British Educational Research Association; Great Britain; Scotland