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Scientific Revolutions in Special Education in Finland
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Kivirauma, Joel – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2004
In this paper, Finnish special education research is analysed. The material for this review consists of all academic theses published between the years 1951 and 1999. Doctoral theses can be considered as one type of official product of normal science, since they undergo rather stringent internal scientific evaluation. An attempt is made to…
Descriptors: Models, Theses, Educational Research, Doctoral Dissertations
An Alternative Framework for Conceptualizing and Analysing Special Education Research
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Hausstatter, Rune Sarromaa – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2004
According to Kuhn, a paradigm is shared by the people who belong to the same scientific field, and a mature science is governed by a single paradigm that sets the standard for legitimate work within the particular science. In the field of special education research, scientists have used the concept of paradigm to explain how they approach the area…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Special Education, Research Methodology, Disabilities