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Philosophy of Science and Educational Research: Strategies for Scientific Effectiveness and Improvement of the Education

Omar A. Ponce, Gomez-Galan, Jose, Nellie Pagán-Maldonado

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This article is a theoretical study on the effectiveness of educational research in the context of Philosophy of science. This topic of discussion, in the area of educational research, has been the subject of intellectual debate and arises again at the beginning of the 21st century. This article outlines the challenges and opportunities for scientific effectiveness facing educational research if it aspires to contribute to the ideal of an education of excellence and quality. Nine strategies to improve scientific effectiveness in educational research are identified and discussed. As a conclusion, it is argued that the foundations of contemporary educational research need to be revisited and reformulated, parallel to the new concepts present in the philosophy of science, to face the new problems present in our society.

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This article is a theoretical study on the effectiveness of educational research in the context of Philosophy of science. This topic of discussion, in the area of educational research, has been the subject of intellectual debate and arises again at the beginning of the 21st century. This article outlines the challenges and opportunities for scientific effectiveness facing educational research if it aspires to contribute to the ideal of an education of excellence and quality. Nine strategies to improve scientific effectiveness in educational research are identified and discussed. As a conclusion, it is argued that the foundations of contemporary educational research need to be revisited and reformulated, parallel to the new concepts present in the philosophy of science, to face the new problems present in our society.

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This article is a theoretical study on the effectiveness of educational research in the context of Philosophy of science. This topic of discussion, in the area of educational research, has been the subject of intellectual debate and arises again at the beginning of the 21st century. This article outlines the challenges and opportunities for scientific effectiveness facing educational research if it aspires to contribute to the ideal of an education of excellence and quality. Nine strategies to improve scientific effectiveness in educational research are identified and discussed. As a conclusion, it is argued that the foundations of contemporary educational research need to be revisited and reformulated, parallel to the new concepts present in the philosophy of science, to face the new problems present in our society.

Key concepts: Excellence, Face (sociological concept), Context (archaeology), Ideal (ethics), Subject (documents), Educational research, Engineering ethics, Philosophy of science

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