Scientism and education. Empirical research as neo-liberal ideology.

Autor/inn/en	Hyslop-Margison, Emery J.; Naseem, M. Ayaz
Titel	Scientism and education. Empirical research as neo-liberal ideology.
Quelle	Dordrecht: Springer (2007), xvi, 134 S. PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben S. 126-130
Zusatzinformation	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-4020-6677-1; 978-1-4020-6678-8
DOI	10.1007/978-1-4020-6678-8
Schlagwörter	Positivismus; Ideologie; Erziehungswissenschaft; Bildungsforschung; Empirische Forschung; Geschichte (Histor); Erkenntnistheorie; Neoliberalismus; Wissenschaftstheorie; Sozialwissenschaften
Abstract	This volume offers a critical examination of the growing pressure to apply scientific principles as a means to improve education. The authors trace the ideology of scientism to the early faith Auguste Comte placed in science and the scientific method as a panacea to all human problem solving. By revealing many of the epistemological problems confronted by the social sciences, including education, the authors undermine the prevailing view that a science of education is possible or desirable. Besides revealing the epistemological problems associated with education research, they suggest that the instrumentalism and micro level responsibility related to scientism in education constitute a manipulative ideological smokescreen to distract public attention away from the structural inequities that generate disparate academic outcomes among students in industrialized democracies. The book deals a severe blow to the belief that science is a suitable lens through which to view or strengthen educational practice. (DIPF/Verlag).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2008/2