Abstract:In this paper, the author begins with the proposition that research and theory tend to lag behind practice in educational administration. By this he means that the problems of schools, and the activit...In this paper, the author begins with the proposition that research and theory tend to lag behind practice in educational administration. By this he means that the problems of schools, and the activities of administrators, teachers, students and parents are not adequately explained by present theories nor examined successfully by present-day research. In addition, while there seems to be a general awareness of the social milieu in which the school exists, theory and research in educational administration do not reflect the social setting of education. There are many reasons for this, including faulty research methodology. In exploring this claim the author makes the case for theoretical pluralism and does so by attempting to demonstrate the shortcomings of research based on single theories. He claims that practitioners have always complained that research has not helped them to do a better job and suggests that theoretical pluralism offers the best hope of remedying this.Read More
Publication Year: 1997
Publication Date: 1997-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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