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Author Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe, 1945-

Title An elusive science : the troubling history of education research / Ellen Condliffe Lagemann.

Publication Info. Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
[[2002?]?]
©2000

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  370.72 L174E    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 302 pages ; 23 cm
Contents A slow evolution: education becomes a subject of university research -- In quest of science: the early years of education research. Reluctant allies: psychologists turn to education -- Specialization and isolation: education research becomes a profession -- Technologies of influence: testing and school surveying -- Cacophony: curriculum study during the interwar years. Politics, patronage, and entrepreneurship: the dynamics of curriculum change -- Developmental perspectives: critics challenge determinism in education -- Excellence and equity: the continuing problems and potential of education research. Contested terrain: the disciplines versus education -- Gaining ground and losing support: the federal role in education research -- Promoting learning and reform: new directions in education research -- Toward the reconfiguration of educational study.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Education -- Research -- United States -- History.
Education -- Research -- Social aspects -- United States.
ISBN 0226467732
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