A Critical Realist Perspective of Education - 9780415733069

A Critical Realist Perspective of EducationAuthor(s): Brad Shipway\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415733069, 978-0415733069\nSynopsis\nThis book clearly and comprehensively explores the capability of critical realism to throw new light on educational theory. It firstly investigates the convergence and divergence between two forms of critical realism, which have not previously been cross-examined. This task allows the book to outline the key characteristics that are necessary for a theological position to claim the term \""critical realist\"".\n\nThe remainder of the text deals with the implications of critical realism for the enterprise of education. This \""enterprise\"" is taken to include the thoughts and actions of students, classroom teachers, principals, educational administrators, policy makers, teacher educators, and philosophers of education. This final part of the book widens the scope of evaluating educ.