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 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:26:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Grand Theft Childhood critic shot down in flames. — Bruce On Games http://www.openeducation.net/2008/06/25/scathing-review-of-grand-theft-childhood-appears-then-disappears/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Grand Theft Childhood critic shot down in flames. — Bruce On Games Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:03:08 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=259#comment-1279 [...] So when Joanne Cantor, Ph.D published a scathing and factually deficient article (reported here at OpenEducation.net) on PsychCentral.com the authors of Grand Theft Childhood asked the editor of the website to take a closer look at the article. He did so, asking for the advice of two outside reviewers. The conclusion was that the Joanne Cantor article “was not up to the usual standards we look for in our editorial content. There were also questions about specific assertions and accusations.” So it was pulled from the site. [...] [...] So when Joanne Cantor, Ph.D published a scathing and factually deficient article (reported here at OpenEducation.net) on PsychCentral.com the authors of Grand Theft Childhood asked the editor of the website to take a closer look at the article. He did so, asking for the advice of two outside reviewers. The conclusion was that the Joanne Cantor article “was not up to the usual standards we look for in our editorial content. There were also questions about specific assertions and accusations.” So it was pulled from the site. [...]

]]> By: Factually Wrong ‘Grand Theft Childhood’ Review Published, Then Removed http://www.openeducation.net/2008/06/25/scathing-review-of-grand-theft-childhood-appears-then-disappears/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 Factually Wrong ‘Grand Theft Childhood’ Review Published, Then Removed Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:51:13 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=259#comment-1273 [...] evidence which was not presented by Cantor, so we’ll toss that aside as well. Speaking with OpenEducation, Dr. Kutner explained that the title “Grand Theft Childhood” was originally the name of [...] [...] evidence which was not presented by Cantor, so we’ll toss that aside as well. Speaking with OpenEducation, Dr. Kutner explained that the title “Grand Theft Childhood” was originally the name of [...]

]]> By: Sina http://www.openeducation.net/2008/06/25/scathing-review-of-grand-theft-childhood-appears-then-disappears/comment-page-1/#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

]]> By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » Mainstream Media and Idealogical Attacks http://www.openeducation.net/2008/06/25/scathing-review-of-grand-theft-childhood-appears-then-disappears/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Donklephant » Blog Archive » Mainstream Media and Idealogical Attacks Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:33:51 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=259#comment-1267 [...] Full story. This entry was posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 and is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [...] [...] Full story. This entry was posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 and is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [...]

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