On the Use and Abuse of Data.

Epstein, Noel

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Publication Date: 1977

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On the Use and Abuse of Data

Epstein, Noel

Society, 14, 4, 36-8, May-Jun 77

Coleman's message has been misunderstood, it is argued, because the scholar has been engaging in a perilous exercise that is not uncommon among social scientists. He has been mixing rhetoric and research in many recent pronouncements, and few people know which is which. The scientist and advocate hats must be clearly labeled. (Author/JM)

Descriptors: Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Educational Policy, Integration Studies, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Research Utilization, School Desegregation, Social Science Research

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