The nature of educational theories : goal-directed, equivalence and interlevel theories


Tone Kvernbekk.
Bok Engelsk 2021
Utgitt
London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group , 2021
Omfang
234 sider : illustrasjoner, figurer
Opplysninger
List of figures Preface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Education – Field and Theory Chapter Three: What Theories Are Chapter Four: Goal-Directed Theories Chapter Five: Equivalence Theories Chapter Six: Interlevel Theories Chapter Seven: What Makes an Educational Theory Good? Chapter Eight: Conceptions of Practice Chapter Nine: Theory and Practice Chapter Ten: Theory Applications and Other Uses Chapter Eleven: Conclusion References Index. - "This important book explores the question of what an educational theory is and how educational theories can work. It offers a classification scheme of distinct types of educational theory and considers ways the nature of theories can inform the work of educational theorists and practitioners. Kvernbekk observes throughout how metatheoretical knowledge of the structure of theory types will improve understanding and representation of educational phenomena and enhance the ability to change these phenomena for the better. The author explores how the philosophy of science can answer what a theory is and applies two influential but different theory conceptions to the field of education. It is argued that educational theories are representational devices that allow us to understand, describe and explain phenomena, and, when desired, to change them. The analysis offers a classification scheme that allows us to discriminate distinct types of educational theory: goal-directed, equivalence and interlevel theories. Examples of all three types are discussed, covering their structure, what they say about the phenomena and how they say it. The book also offers a critical overview of different conceptions of practice and different understandings of the theory-practice relationship. Encouraging a strong understanding of what theories say about the phenomena they represent, this book will be of interest to educational researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of philosophy of education, education theory and education policy"--
Emner
Education - Philosophy.
utdanning filosofi teori
Dewey
ISBN
9781138488557 (hbk.) :

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