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When the ‘Rot’ Set In: Education and research, 1960–75
Author(s) -
Nisbet John
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/713651560
Subject(s) - autonomy , aside , democracy , government (linguistics) , educational research , public administration , political science , period (music) , administration (probate law) , scale (ratio) , public opinion , social science , sociology , law , politics , geography , art , linguistics , philosophy , physics , literature , cartography , acoustics
ABSTRACT Prior to 1960, educational research and development in Britain was relatively small‐scale. In the period reviewed, public funding expanded at an unprecedented rate, until research became an integral part of administration and policy. Government control over research grew as a consequence of increased funding. In the 1960s autonomy of research was seen as a bulwark of democracy, but by 1975 this claim had been set aside. The article reviews this shift of attitude through quotations from speeches and publications, reminding us of principles once held to be important.