Scientific Research in Education

by National Research Council and Committee on Scientific Principles for Education Research

Book Overview

Researchers, historians, and philosophers of science have debated the nature of scientific research in education for more than 100 years. Recent enthusiasm for evidence-based policy and practice in education?now codified in the federal law that authorizes the bulk of elementary and secondary education programs?have brought a new sense of urgency to understanding the ways in which the basic tenets of science manifest in the study of teaching, learning,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309082919
• ISBN13: 9780309082914
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"