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ERIC Number: EJ480261
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
The Profession of Educational Research.
Gipps, Caroline V.
British Educational Research Journal, v19 n1 p3-16 1993
Argues that educational research and policymaking are hampered by increased intervention by governmental agencies and misrepresentation in the media. Asserts that current educational reform efforts are in conflict with research findings related to curriculum, learning, and assessment. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Government Role, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Mass Media Role, Policy Formation, Research Problems, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; University of Stirling (England)