Becoming Critical: Education Knowledge and Action Research [Hardcover]

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

Wilfred Carr School of Education University College of North Wales. Stephen Kemmis School of Education Deakin University.
USCopyright ? Deakin University Press 1986