Educational Research and the Science of Education

Author: Elkind D.

Source: Educational Psychology Review, Volume 11, Number 3, September 1999 , pp. 271-287(17)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

This paper argues that educational research has not created a science of education in the sense of amassing the body of knowledge, skills, and values that, once acquired, would certify a candidate as a professional teacher. Educational research has not developed a science of education due to: the rigid boundaries between disciplines, the masculinization of research and the feminization of teaching, and the legacy of the grandmasters, Thorndike, James, and Dewey. The contemporary acceptance of interdisciplinary work, the occupational liberation of women and the advent of computers, and the availability of senior investigators in many different disciplines may make it a propitious time to create a true science of education.

Keywords: science of education; educational research; disciplinary boundaries; masculinization of research; feminization of teaching

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155

Publication date: 1999-09-01

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