A recent review of his work describes Wilfred Carr as 'one of the most brilliant philosophers now working in the rich British tradition of educational philosophy ... His work is rigorous, refreshing and original ... and examines a number of fundamental issues with clarity and penetration'. In For Education Wilfred Carr provides a comprehensive justification for reconstructing educational theory and research as a form of critical inquiry. In doing this, he confronts a number of important philosophical questions. What is educational theory? What is an educational practice? How are theory and practice related? What is the role of values in educational research? Is a genuinely educational science possible? By appealing to developments in critical theory, the philosophy of science and the philosophy of the social sciences, Wilfred Carr provides answers to these questions which vindicate the idea of an educational science that is not 'on' or 'about' education but 'for education' - a science genuinely committed to promoting educational values and ideals.

For Education: Towards Critical Educational Inquiry

Science & Math

Wilfred Carr

Mathematics

Open University Press

First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

Becoming Critical: Education Knowledge and Action Research

Politics & Social Sciences

Stephen Kemmis

Social Sciences

The Falmer Press

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