Developing Public Understanding of Education: A Role for Educational Researchers.

Harlen, Wynne

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ERIC Number: EJ492086

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Developing Public Understanding of Education: A Role for Educational Researchers.

Harlen, Wynne

British Educational Research Journal, v20 n1 p3-16 1994

Asserts that educational research always has suffered from severe underfunding by comparison with research in the natural sciences. Argues that educational researchers have an obligation to raise the "educational literacy" of the general public. Discusses the need to improve the quality of educational research. (CFR)

Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Public Support, Social Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain); United Kingdom (Scotland)

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