TY - BOOK AU - Scott,David TI - Education, epistemology and critical realism T2 - New studies in critical realism and education SN - 9780415473491 (hbk) PY - 2010/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Education KW - Philosophy KW - Knowledge, Theory of KW - Critical realism N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction and initial thoughts -- Critical realism and empirical research methods in education -- Resolving the quantitative-qualitative divide -- Epistemic relativism, ontological realism, and the possibility of judgemental rationality -- Educational judgements : epistemic, parasitic and external criteria -- Judgemental rationality -- Empirical indicators and causal narratives -- Structure and agency : key ontological concepts -- Educational critique -- Arbitrary and non-arbitrary knowledge ER -