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Direct linkLabaree, David F. – Educational Theory, 2011
In this essay David Labaree explores the historical and sociological elements that have made educational researchers dependent on statistics. He shows that educational research as a domain, with its focus on a radically soft and thoroughly applied form of knowledge and with its low academic standing, fits the pattern in which weak professions have…
Descriptors: Educational Researchers, Statistics, Educational Research, Status
