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This book provides an accessible introduction to the philosophy of educational research. A historical-philosophical journey presents the development of research methods from their origins to the present day. In addition, the book reflects on how research methods have influenced scientific effectiveness. Throughout, the book covers the principal things that need to be known today about the theory and practice of educational research, its epistemological bases, and its development as a discipline within scientific knowledge. The historical events that defined both the methodological evolution and the current situation of contemporary educational research are described to enable its understandi...
This book provides an accessible introduction to the philosophy of educational research. This book provides an accessible introduction to the philosophy of educational research.
This book situates learning communities in living systems and ecological perspectives. The fundamental premise is that all of human life and human activity is part of a deep planetary ecology of which mutuality and interdependence are cornerstone properties, learning and renewal are key processes, and emergent networks are foundational structures.
La educación constituye un componente esencial en la política pública de muchos países alrededor del mundo. Es un instrumento de desarrollo social y económico. Desde la antigua Grecia hasta la era tecnológica en la que vivimos, la educación ha resultado esencial en la capacitación de las nuevas generaciones de ciudadanos del mundo. Cada una de ellas necesita estar equipada con las herramientas que le permitan enfrentarse con garantías a las realidades de la vida, tanto las que heredan de las pasadas generaciones como de las nuevas, que crean las suyas propias. A través de la educación se espera que cada generación solucione y fomente el desarrollo personal, social y económico qu...
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A land of history, magic and legend.... Sarah Cooley, 14, and her friends want to return to Bear Valley in Olympic National Park before Buckhorn begins mining erbium, a substance rumored to detoxify coal. Carl Larsen, saddled with his difficult niece Laurie, is investigating mysterious elk kills on nearby National Forest lands. Victoria Oldsea, Buckhorn's project manager, hopes to take her son Jared camping as a break from work before the mining begins. A terrible windstorm upends everything. Strange, inexplicable animals appear. Ancient visions of an ancient people, perhaps dreams, possibly memory, are reported. Are the Olympics more mysterious than anyone knows? Does the answer lie in Bear Valley? Totem is the third and concluding tale in the Strong Heart series, starting in Strong Heart, continuing in Adrift, and now following Sarah Cooley and her friends to an astounding conclusion as they face conflict, danger, mythical legend, and ancient truth.