ERAM 551

• Course in Catalog
• List of Terms offered
• Register for Classes

Credit: 4 hours.

Addresses the historical context of educational research as well as philosophical issues in the foundations of research. Themes include: the efforts of educational research to be respected as a "science"; the rise of educational psychology as a dominant model of educational research; the checkered history of IQ testing; the role of theory in educational research, and how we choose a theory; the debate over quantitative vs qualitative research, and why that is the wrong debate. The readings for the course do not assume any previous background with philosophy.

4 graduate hours. No professional credit.

• My Favorites
• My Schedule