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January 27…On the Nature of a Discipline or Field of Study…Steward of What?

Have you ever thought about the potential for unintended consequences in acquiring disciplinary expertise?     While one might assume that you see the rewards as worth the risks, this might not be the case, as some of you might be in the program more for the post-credential opportunities than for a genuine desire to become an “expert.” How does all of this relate to your situation and also to the current state of   Doctoral Education in Education Golde  and  Walker (in "Extras" folder) ?             
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January 27…On Labaree’s Scholar-Practitioner Tension

     Note something from this article with which you disagree (note: I assume that reading this paper was a different experience for those with P-12 experience and those without.     That said, he made a sufficient number of bold claims so I’m sure everyone can disagree with something he said). Why do you disagree with it?     Did Labaree give words to any tensions that you feel as you head down the road of the educational researcher?     If so, explain. 
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February 3…Scientifically-based Educational Research

How did Pring’s Ch. 1-2  and Labaree leave you feeling about the possibility of educational research to be scientific? What obstacles do you see to realizing the vision of a scientifically-based ed. research and are they insurmountable?
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Feb. 10…Becker (Ch. 1-2)

Do you see any overlaps between Becker’s talk about writing and what we’ve discussed so far in this class? If so, discuss. If not, feel free to weigh in on any aspect of Becker.
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Feb. 17…Qual. v. Quant.?

Comment on Pring’s take on the quant./qual. tension. Do his ideas conflict with most of what you’ve heard about the two approaches to research? Does he say anything surprising? Disturbing? 
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Feb. 24…Ed. Research and the -isms

At the end of Chapter 6, Pring warns us to “beware of the -isms…”. That said, try to make sense of where you see Pring fitting in, “-ism-wise.” Alternative prompt: link something that you read in your Ed Researcher article to Pring or something else we have discussed in class.
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March 2….Pring on Competing Philosophies

Ask a question in light of your reading of Chapter 7. Here’s your chance to ask about positivism, postmodernity, etc. 
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