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The Problem of Research
Author(s) -
Ball Christopher
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
higher education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.976
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1468-2273
pISSN - 0951-5224
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2273.1989.tb01507.x
Subject(s) - educational research , sociology , political science , mathematics education , computer science , management science , operations research , pedagogy , psychology , engineering
This article, adapted from an address given in November 1988 to the Centre for Educational Development and Training at Manchester Polytechnic, offers an analysis of some of the problems of developing a coherent policy for research. It distinguishes three types of research, recognises the difficulty of defining an adequate level of support for basic research, and proposes some reforms of current arrangements.