1st Edition

Becoming Critical Education Knowledge and Action Research

By Wilfred Carr, Stephen Kemmis Copyright 1986
    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1986. There is now a growing movement to extend the professionalism of teachers by providing them with greater opportunities to engage in curriculum theorizing and educational research. The purpose of this book is to offer a rationale by outlining a philosophical justification for the view that teachers have a special role as researchers and that the most plausible way to construe educational research is as a form of critical social science.

    Introduction Chapter 1 Teachers, Researchers and Curriculum Chapter 2 The Natural Scientific View of Educational Theory and Practice Chapter 3 The Interpretive View of Educational Theory and Practice Chapter 4 Theory and Practice: Redefining the Problem 6 Towards a Science of Educational Research Chapter 5 A Critical Approach to Theory and Practice Chapter 6 Towards a Critical Educational Science Chapter 7 Action Research as Critical Educational Science Chapter 8 Educational Research, Educational Reform and the Role of the Profession

    Biography

    Wilfred Carr School of Education University College of North Wales. Stephen Kemmis School of Education Deakin University.