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edited by Pamela Barnhouse Walters, Annette Lareau, Sheri H. Ranis

1st ed

Routledge

x, 242 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

The politics of science: battles for scientific authority in the field of education research / Pamela Barnhouse Walters -- A history of efforts to improve the quality of federal education research: from Gardnerʹs task force to the institute of education sciences / Maris A. Vinovskis -- Assessing quality in educational journals / Barbara Schneider -- Can non-randomized studies provide evidence of causal effects? A case study using the regression discontinuity design / Larry V. Hedges, Jennifer Hanis-Martin -- Blending quality and utility: lessons learned from the education research debates / Sheri H. Ranis -- Narrow questions, narrow answers: the limited value of randomized controlled trials for education research / Annette Lareau -- A quixotic quest? Philosophical issues in assessing the quality of education research / D.C. Phillips -- Education research that matters: influence, scientific rigor, and policymaking / Pamela Barnhouse Walters, Annette Lareau

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2009

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2009