Basic and Applied Research in Education: Definitions, Distinctions, and Implications
- 1 July 1968
- journal article
- Published by Harvard Education Publishing Group in Harvard Educational Review
- Vol. 38 (2) , 263-276
- https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.38.2.86p1161844542585
Abstract
The author draws on the natural and social sciences to illustrate differences and interactions between applied and basic research in education. From this discussion he concludes that there is ample justification for further financial and intellectual support of the basic research component in education, and calls for a better balance in the support of basic and applied educational research.Keywords
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