Critical Realism and Empirical Research Methods in Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8063858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David A Scott (0000-0001-9083-580X), David Scott (0000-0002-4176-0466, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 633-646 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2005.00460.x |
| OpenAlex | W2038992787 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 12 |
In the light of recent writings of Richard Pring, and in relation to the application of empirical research methods in education, this paper offers a corrective to a neo-realist viewpoint and develops a critical realist perspective. The argument is made that the deployment of empirical research methods needs to be underpinned by a meta-theory embracing epistemological and ontological elements; that this meta-theory does not commit one to the view that absolute knowledge of the social world is possible; and that critical realism is the most appropriate meta-theory to underpin the use of empirical research methods. Further to this, unhelpful dualisms between quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and between structure and agency, are discussed in relation to neo-realist and critical realist perspectives
Agency (philosophy · Argument (complex analysis · Commit · Critical realism (philosophy of perception · Critical theory · Empirical research · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical · Philosophy of science · Realism · Relation (database · Sociology · Computer Science · Critical Realism in Sociology · Political theory and Gramsci · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |