Comments on: Scathing Review of Grand Theft Childhood Appears, Then Disappears http://www.openeducation.net/2008/06/25/scathing-review-of-grand-theft-childhood-appears-then-disappears/ Free Education for All Fri, 13 May 2011 00:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Sina http://www.openeducation.net/2008/06/25/scathing-review-of-grand-theft-childhood-appears-then-disappears/#comment-1270 Sina Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:06:41 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=259#comment-1270 I think this issue is indicative, to a lesser extent, of the way research in education is used to push personal agenda. While, open investigation and argument building is key to any academic discourse, its reviews like the one mentioned in your piece that cause problems for casual readers when trying to make out the facts (or the interpretation of the facts). Thanks for bring this to the fore. I'm sure the same principle of debate tensions exist in other issues, including vouchers, busing, policy churn, etc. Keep it coming, Sina http://educationequityinternational.org I think this issue is indicative, to a lesser extent, of the way research in education is used to push personal agenda. While, open investigation and argument building is key to any academic discourse, its reviews like the one mentioned in your piece that cause problems for casual readers when trying to make out the facts (or the interpretation of the facts). Thanks for bring this to the fore. I’m sure the same principle of debate tensions exist in other issues, including vouchers, busing, policy churn, etc.

Keep it coming,
Sina
http://educationequityinternational.org

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