Scientific research in education

Book

Scientific research in education / Committee on Scientific Principles for Education Research ; Richard J. Shavelson and Lisa Towne, editors.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Scientific Principles for Education Research. (Author). Shavelson, Richard J., 1942- (Added Author). Towne, Lisa. (Added Author).

Summary:

This book describes the similarities and differences between scientific inquiry in education and scientific inquiry in other fields and disciplines and provides a number of examples to illustrate these ideas. Its main argument is that all scientific endeavors share a common set of principles, and that each field--including education research--develops a specialization that accounts for the particularls of what is being studied.

Record details

ISBN: 0309082919
ISBN: 9780309082914
Physical Description: xiii, 188 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Washington, DC : National Academy Press, ©2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:: "Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-179).
Formatted Contents Note:: Accumulation of scientific knowledge -- Guiding principles for scientific inquiry -- Features of education and education research -- Designs for the conduct of scientific research in education -- Design principles for fostering science in a federal education research agency.
Additional Physical Form available Note:: Also issued online.