The contested nature of empirical educational research (and why philosophy of education offers Little Help)

Journal of Philosophy of Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 577-597

  Phillips, D C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 29444431632     PISSN: 03098249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2005.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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