Future of Educational Research

External and internal pressures have combined to create a national and international debate about the future purpose and direction of educational research. A range of fundamental issues, including methodology, funding, quality control, cost effectiveness and the relationship between policy and practice have become the focus of intense scrutiny by practitioners, funding bodies, policy makers, academics, researchers and politicians. So where is educational research going? This book asks leading educational researchers in the UK to address these fundamental issues, each from their own perspective. The outcome is a coherently presented critique of current educational research from a highly eminent team of contributors, including Bob Burgess, Caroline Gipps, Anne Edwards, Peter Mortimore, Maurice Galton and Jenny Ozga.Abbott, Ian is the author of 'Future of Educational Research', published 2003 under ISBN 9780750709330 and ISBN 0750709332.