Philosophy, Methodology and Educational Research

This book evaluates the increasingly wide variety of intellectual resources for research methods and methodologies and investigates what constitutes good educational research. Written by a distinguished international group of philosophers of education Questions what sorts of research can usefully inform policy and practice, and what inferences can be drawn from different kinds of research Demonstrates the critical engagement of philosophers of education with the wider educational research community and illustrates the benefits that can accrue from such engagement

David Bridges is currently Executive Director of the Association of Universities of the Eastern Region and a Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Applied Research in Education, University of East Anglia.

Richard Smith is Professor of Education at Durham University.