The point of scientificity, the fall of the epistemological dominos, and the end of the field of educational administration

Studies in Philosophy and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-136

  English, Fenwick W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational administration; Epistemology; Field conceptions; Line of demarcation; Paradigm; Point of scientincity; Research program

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644431777     PISSN: 00393746     EISSN: 1573191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014432804622     Document Type: Article

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