TY - JOUR
AU - Carr, Wilfred
AB - J. CURRICULUM STUDIES, 1985, VOL. 17, NO. 2, 119-132 Wilfred Carr University College of North Wales, Bangor Ther e is a long and honourable tradition of educational research which is not so much concerned with producing theoretical knowledge about education as with providing practical knowledge for guiding the conduct of educational pursuits. This tradition derives much of its inspiration from Aristotle. It was he who initi- ated the search for the form of rationality appropriate to practical thought and action; and it is he who remains the chief spokesman for a view of educational research as a form of 'practical philosophy' in which answers to questions about educational aims and goals are sought in metaphysical theories of human nature and moral beliefs about the good for man. Today, of course, this tradition has virtually disappeared. Educational phil- osophy is no longer concerned with metaphysical and moral themes and educa- tional research is now governed by a style of thought in which any commitment to educational values and goals is treated with suspicion and mistrust. Indeed, the distance separating modern and traditional attitudes to the study of education has become so astronomic, that educational researchers are now able to characterize 
TI - Philosophy, Values and Educational Science
JF - Journal of Curriculum Studies
DO - 10.1080/0022027850170202
DA - 1985-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/philosophy-values-and-educational-science-fFerhALGE6
SP - 119
EP - 132
VL - 17
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -