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ERIC Number: EJ360783
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Distortion and Overgeneralization Are No Substitutes for Sound Research.
Brookover, Wilbur B.
Phi Delta Kappan, v69 n3 p225-27 Nov 1987
Presents a critical rejoinder to Stedman's article that dismisses the validity of school effectiveness guidelines. Stedman has misused school effectiveness research findings, for the data actually support these characteristics. Stedman's generalized alternatives lack adequate supportive evidence. (CJH)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Research Utilization, School Effectiveness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: For related article, see Phi Delta Kappan; v69 n3 p215-24 Nov 1987.