A Comparative History of Educational Sciences: The Comparability of the Incomparable?
Author(s) -
Marc Depaepe
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1474-9041
DOI - 10.2304/eerj.2002.1.1.2
Subject(s) - comparability , subject (documents) , educational research , sociology , social science , period (music) , comparative education , higher education , political science , library science , law , physics , mathematics , combinatorics , computer science , acoustics
Based upon a series of comments and reflections made at the Symposium meeting in Lisbon, this short article raises questions about the difficulties of period comparison when analysing the history of the educational sciences, the issue of ‘disciplinarisation’ and the heterogeneity of the subject, and the methodological problems in operationalising research.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom