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ERIC Number: EJ172715
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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What Is "Educational" about Educational Research?
Kemmis, Stephen
Journal of Educational Research, 71, 1, 48-52, Sep/Oct 77
One may ask of an inquiry claiming to be educational research whether its subject matter is a human activity, whether it involves a generative process, the transmission of something worthwhile, the development of persons, is imbued with intention and purpose, and is systematic. (MJB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Fundamental Concepts, Research Criteria
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Identifiers: Research Characteristics