Educational Research: Why 'What Works' Doesn't Work

Introduction: P. Smeyers and M. DePaepe. 1. The Good Practices of Jozef Emiel Verheyden-Schoolman and Professor of Education at the Ghent University: M. Depaepe, F. Simon & A. van Gorp.2. Ovide Decroly, a Hero of Education: A. van Gorp. 3. Why Generalizability is not Generalicable: L. Fendler. 4. New Languages and Old Institutions: the Problems of Implementing New School Governance: Daniel Tröhler. 5. Problematisation or Methodology: J.D. Marshall. 6. The Relevance of Irrelevant Research; the Irrelevance of Relevant Research: P. Smeyers. 7. Expectations of What Scientific Research Could (Not) Do: Kathleen Coessens and Jean Paul van Bendegem. 8. Kuhnian Science and Education Research: Analytics of Practice and Training: Lynda Stone. 9. The International and the Excellend in Educational Research: David Bridges. 10. Technical Difficulties: the Workings of Practical Judgement: R. Smith. 11. The Science of Education – Disciplinary Knowledge on Non-Knowledge/Ignorance?: Edwin Keiner. Index. Notes on Contributors.