Construct Validity and the Discourses of Research.

Cherryholmes, Cleo H.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Construct Validity and the Discourses of Research.

Cherryholmes, Cleo H.

American Journal of Education, v96 n3 p421-57 May 1988

Examines construct validity from the perspectives of phenomenology and ethnographic research, critical theory, the interpretive analytics of Foucault, and the deconstructive criticism of Derrida. Concludes that construct validation is a pragmatic and critical activity. (FMW)

Descriptors: Construct Validity, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Ethnography, Persuasive Discourse, Phenomenology, Pragmatics, Research Methodology, Testing

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