This volume presents in a forthright and lively way an account of thephilosophical position generally identified as _Postpositivistic_ thatundergirds much of ma... » 

This volume presents in a forthright and lively way an account of thephilosophical position generally identified as _Postpositivistic_ thatundergirds much of mainstream research in education and the related socialsciences. The discussion throughout is informed by recent developments inphilosophy of science. This book argues that while there is much to be learnedfrom recent critiques regarding truth in research traditional scientificvalues and assumptions are not outmoded. «