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Educational Policy Studies

College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

EPS 515
Philosophy and Ed Research

Credit:4 hours.

Examines some crucial assumptions and concepts of contemporary research in education from the point of view both of the consumer and the practitioner of educational research. Topics include paradigm conflicts, causal attributions in social science, assessment, ethical problems in the conduct of research, and the assumptions of quantitative research. Prerequisite: Coursework in philosophy or philosophy of education, or consent of instructor.

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