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An Elusive Science: The Troubling History of Education Research.(Review)(Brief Article)

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| May 15, 2000 | Huang, Samuel T. | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe. An Elusive Science: The Troubling History of Education Research. Univ. of Chicago. May 2000. c.264p. permanent paper. index. ISBN 0-226-46772-4. $25. ED

Lagemann, who is chair of humanities and the social sciences at New York University and president of the National Academy of Education, has a long history in the field of higher education. In this candid and incisive study, she examines how Americans perceive the people who practice education and explains why their low-status work has undermined the possibilities for developing a strong professional community and a generative scholarly tradition. Weak financial support led to weak research,…

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