Publisher's Synopsis
This book begins with an introductory essay in which the authors conceptualize, argue substantive theses, and discuss each selection briefly. It then continues in four parts. Part 1 reprints selections both critical and enthusiastic about research impact and reviews problems inherent in social research. Part 2 includes contributions arguing severally for "positivistic", "basic", "applied" and "alternative" approaches to social research. The selections in Part 3 discuss communication between the research domain and the domains of policy and action in education. Selections in Part 4 provide illustrations of social research impact and discuss the social and ideological contexts in which impact occurs.
