The Adoration of "Hard Data": A Case Study of Data Fetishism in the Evaluation of Infant Day Care.

Zimiles, Herbert

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Adoration of "Hard Data": A Case Study of Data Fetishism in the Evaluation of Infant Day Care.

Zimiles, Herbert

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v8 n3 p369-85 Sep 1993

Examines the manner in which the data-driven character of child development research limits the validity and penetration of the search for new knowledge and understanding, and imposes a skewed image of what is known about children and childhood by excluding the less objective observations and insights of the clinicians and practitioners. (Author/MDM)

Descriptors: Child Development, Criticism, Data, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Statistical Analysis, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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