Keywords
non-linearity, paradoxes, unintended consequences, best practices, sociology
Document Type
Introductory Essay
Abstract
This issue addresses the uneasy relation between 'best practices' in educational research and the consequences that often follow from efforts to implement practices deemed best. This relation is often complicated by the social phenomenon long recognized as "unintended consequences". It is proposed that controversies in education, as well as practices advanced as best, are shaped as the consequences -subsequently revealed as the very product of the good intentions that underlie prevailing theory and methods.
Genre/Form
articles
Recommended Citation
Richardson, John G.
(2016)
"Introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal of Educational Controversy,"
Journal of Educational Controversy: Vol. 11:
No.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol11/iss1/2
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Education--Research; Power (Social sciences); Group identity--United States; Social movements--Political activity--United States; Race discrimination
Geographic Coverage
United States
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Type
Text
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