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ERIC Number: EJ442315
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
University Professors' Views of Knowledge and Validation Processes.
Donald, Janet G.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n2 p242-49 Jun 1990
Thirty-six professors in six matched pure and applied fields of study were interviewed to determine validation processes and truth criteria used in their disciplines. Results suggest that different fields operate according to different rules. Teaching students these rules and how they affect learning is an important role of instruction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Interviews, Professors, Research Universities, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Knowledge; Pure Research; Validation Verification and Testing Techniques; Validity Generalization
Note: Special section with title "Instruction in Higher Education."