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The limits of science.
Frederick Hess, "Science and Non-science: The Limits of Scientific Research," AEI On the Issues, May 2005 (aei.org)
With the establishment of the Institute of Education Sciences and the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, "scientifically based research" has become all-important in educational reform. Efforts are under way to give parents and educational practitioners objective information about performance that they can then use to make critical judgments.
AEI resident scholar Frederick Hess, however, regards the move to purely scientific inquiry as potentially damaging. He admits that IES' mission to change education "into an evidence-based field in which decision makers routinely seek out the best available research and data before adopting programs or practices" is a worthwhile one. But he fears the pendulum could swing too far. There ...
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