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Peer reviewedHowe, Kenneth R. – Educational Researcher, 1985
In educational research, rigid distinctions between the relative merits of quantitative research often rest on positivistic dogma. In contrast, post-positivistic thought eliminates the intractable problem engendered by positivistic epistemology of a forced choice between value-laden and value-free research methods. (KH)
Descriptors: Bias, Data Interpretation, Educational Research, Inferences
