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- catalog abstract ""Improving Education: Realist Approaches to Method and Research provides a constructive discussion of the philosophical and practical issues involved in improving education. Its treatment of philosophy is both original and accessible. It provides a clear analysis and evaluation of empiricism, postmodernism, fallibilism and realism and, in particular, highlights the usefulness in educational contexts of the philosophy of Karl Popper."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12010389.
- catalog contributor b12010390.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Improving Education: Realist Approaches to Method and Research provides a constructive discussion of the philosophical and practical issues involved in improving education. Its treatment of philosophy is both original and accessible. It provides a clear analysis and evaluation of empiricism, postmodernism, fallibilism and realism and, in particular, highlights the usefulness in educational contexts of the philosophy of Karl Popper."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-191) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Context. 1. Crisis of Method / John Pratt and Joanna Swann -- pt. II. Principles. 2. Pursuing Truth: A Science of Education / Joanna Swann. 3. Abdication of Reason: Postmodern Attacks Upon Science and Reason / Richard Bailey. 4. Testing Policy / John Pratt. 5. Making Better Plans: Problem-based Versus Objectives-based Planning / Joanna Swann. 6. Critical Realism: Post-Popper Realism for the Real World / David Corson -- pt. III. Practice. 7. Higher Education in Britain: Policy and Practice 1956-92 / John Pratt. 8. Empowering Lecturers to Improve Assessment Practice in Higher Education / Joanna Swann and Kathryn Ecclestone. 9. Reconsidering the Prescribed Curriculum / Ronald Swartz.".
- catalog extent "xii, 196 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Improving education.".
- catalog identifier "0304705535".
- catalog identifier "0304705543 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Improving education.".
- catalog isPartOf "Cassell education".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Cassell,".
- catalog relation "Improving education.".
- catalog subject "370/.7/2 21".
- catalog subject "Education Philosophy Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Education Research Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Educational change Case studies.".
- catalog subject "LB7 .I48 1999".
- catalog subject "Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Context. 1. Crisis of Method / John Pratt and Joanna Swann -- pt. II. Principles. 2. Pursuing Truth: A Science of Education / Joanna Swann. 3. Abdication of Reason: Postmodern Attacks Upon Science and Reason / Richard Bailey. 4. Testing Policy / John Pratt. 5. Making Better Plans: Problem-based Versus Objectives-based Planning / Joanna Swann. 6. Critical Realism: Post-Popper Realism for the Real World / David Corson -- pt. III. Practice. 7. Higher Education in Britain: Policy and Practice 1956-92 / John Pratt. 8. Empowering Lecturers to Improve Assessment Practice in Higher Education / Joanna Swann and Kathryn Ecclestone. 9. Reconsidering the Prescribed Curriculum / Ronald Swartz.".
- catalog title "Improving education : realist approaches to method and research / edited by Joanna Swann and John Pratt.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".