Educational Research, the National Agenda, and Educational Reform. A History (PB) 12+

📗 A volume in Studies in the History of EducationSeries Editor Karen L. Riley, Auburn University at MontgomeryEducational Research, The National Agenda, and Educational Reform examines the origins, history, nature,purposes, and status of educational research by focusing on the relationships among educational research, thenational agenda, educational reform, and the social and behavioral sciences. Its major claim is that the historyof educational research is embedded in the nation's social, political, intellectual, and economic histories.Attention is given to three significant periods: the Progressive Era when modern educational research began toassume its present form; the Post-World-War-II-Era when educators and educational researchers were directedto return to or turn to the academic disciplines; and the Civil Rights Era after the Supreme Court in Brownended legal racial segregation and raised questions about equality of educational opportunity that are still withus. These were significant periods when there was a clear national agenda shaped by both public and privateagencies. Educators and educational researchers adopted policies and strategies in response to concerns andinterests expressed by the public, by government officials, and by philanthropies. Researchers' responses have had long-term consequences as seen inthe reaction to The Coleman Report, debates about the merits of quantitative research as opposed to qualitative research, the ongoing discussion aboutth...