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Anastasia Might Still Be Alive, But the Monarchy Is Dead.
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Eisner, Elliot W. – Educational Researcher, 1983
Criticizes the previous article on positivism in educational thought by Denis Phillips. Takes issue with Phillips' assumption that, at the base of theoretical disputes and inquiry, there exists a final and absolute truth. (GC)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Research Methodology
The Primacy of Experience and the Politics of Method.
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Eisner, Elliot W. – Educational Researcher, 1988
Knowledge, rooted in experience, requires forms for its representation. Forms of representation limit what we seek. As a result, socialization in method is a process that shapes what we can know and value. At base it is a political undertaking. Examines the effects of the politics of method on educational research. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Achievement, Art, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
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Fairgrieve, George W.; Eisner, Elliot W. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1977
Reviews and criticizes papers by Rist, Fienberg, and Erickson in this issue of the Quarterly. (JM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Educational Research, Ethnology, Models
Cross-Cultural Research in Arts Education: Problems, Issues, and Prospects.
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Eisner, Elliot W. – Studies in Art Education, 1979
The author addresses five issues important to the development of cross-cultural research in arts education: the state of such research; its potential utilities; kinds of topics which might be studied; potential problems in conceptualizing, implementing, and interpreting such research; and the prospects for cross-cultural research in arts…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research, Financial Problems