Setting the scene: criticisms of educational research
Doing philosophy: defining what you mean
The focus of educational research: practice and policy
Research methods: philosophical issues they raise
Quantitative and qualitative research: a false dualism
Key concepts and recurring conflicts
Competing philosophical positions
Research into practice: action and practitioner research
Quality of educational research
Ethical dimensions to educational research
Political context of educational research
Conclusion: the nature and future of educational research.
Philosophy of educational research by Richard Pring. ISBN 9781472575340. Published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.