Educational research methodology in light of legitimation code theory

Abstract

The present study examines Educational Research Methodology in Greece as a subject at Educational Departments (undergraduate level) taking consideration of a relatively new theory in sociolinguistics known as “Legitimation Code Theory”. Legitimation Code Theory extends Basil Bernstein’s concepts of codes and proposes the notion of an ‘epistemic device’. It also uses Bourdieu’s field theory and Roy Baskar’s Critical Realism. In this context, the history and codes of Educational Research Methodology as an ‘elusive science’ are discussed. Opinions of 1005 students and 71 university teachers are analysed together with the life histories of three pioneers in the field in Greece (Michael Vamboukas, Michael Kassotakis, and Thalia Dragona). Semantic codes of varying density and gravity have been traced in four classes on Research Methods. In has been found that Educational Research Methodology in the Greek departments of education is ‘legitimized’ though the codes of frequentist statistics and ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/50534
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http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/50534
ND
50534
Alternative title
Η μεθοδολογία της εκπαιδευτικής έρευνας υπό το πρίσμα της θεωρίας των νομιμοποιητικών κωδίκων
Author
Dorli, Evangelia (Father's name: Konstantinos)
Date
2021
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Βέρδης Αθανάσιος
Καλδή Σταυρούλα
Μιχάλης Αθανάσιος
Φωτεινός Δημήτριος
Παρθένης Χρήστος
Καλεσοπούλου Δέσποινα
Παπακωνσταντίνου Αντιγόνη - Άλμπα
Discipline
Social SciencesEducation ➨ Education and Educational Research
Keywords
Educational research methodology
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
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