The Necessity and Violence of Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2936367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Ball (0000-0001-7446-4201, University of London, corresponding author), Stephen J Ball |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-10 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01596300500510211 |
| OpenAlex | W2075309188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 20 |
This paper offers a personal view of the need for and uses of theory in educational research. It draws on the work of two exemplary theorists to point up the epistemological role of theory in making research possible and making it reflexive. The second section of the paper deploys some recent ideas and research from class theory and class analysis to suggest some of the limitations of the use of social class in current educational research and some ways of thinking differently about class
Educational research · Epistemology · Political science · Reflexivity · Social class · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Computer Science · Education Systems and Policy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Law · Mathematics · Social and Cultural Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |