Intellectuals or technicians? The urgent role of theory in educational studies1
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal of Educational Studies
- Vol. 43 (3) , 255-271
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.1995.9974036
Abstract
This paper discusses some problems with the field of educational studies and considers the role of post‐structuralist theory in shifting the study of education away from a ‘technical rationalist’ approach (as evidenced in the case of much research on educational management and school effectiveness) towards an ‘intellectual intelligence’ stance that stresses contingency, disidentification and risk‐taking.Keywords
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