Theories have consequences, don't they? On the moral nature of educational theory and research

Making a Difference in Theory: The theory question in education and the education question in theory

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 85-99

  Gallagher, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84905956519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203077436     Document Type: Chapter

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