What the author has argued in this talk is that the answers to the question posed to this panel--"what counts as useful knowledge in educational research?"--are something which will be framed by what researchers care about as researchers. It requires a collective undertaking where a space in between them is cherished for the sake of the many strands of educational research. This is how the solidity of a diverse identity will survive. What they care about is framed by the words they use. Hence, both as a consolation and a challenge for educational research, the author ends by paraphrasing Paul Ricoeur: There is no such thing as a last word in educational research, and if there is any, one calls that violence. (Contains 1 note.)