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Labaree, D.F. The peculiar problems of preparing educational researchers.
Labaree, D. F. (2003). The peculiar problems of preparing educational researchers. Educational Researcher. 32(4). 13-22.
This article talked about preparing educational researchers. The article starts by talking about the reputation and general facts about the character of educational research touching on some of the limitations of such research. Then the Labaree focuses on the differences in worldview and purpose of teachers and educational researchers. Then the focus shifts to assimilating former or present teachers into the culture of educational research for the remainder of the article
This perspective is not one I’ve thought much about but I’ve been seeing some examples fleshed out in one of my other classes (CEP 930). The students have various backgrounds many of which include experience in teaching or education administration. There is a sense in that class that the student’s expected that educational research should and does lead to answers about how education should be practiced and improved. I feel many are unsatisfied with the reality. It’s not something that I’ve really considered much, possibly because of my lack of teaching experience. Research as something that leads to evidence rather than answers might be an unsatisfying answer but things in reality often are at least a little unsatisfying at their core.
