¿Qué es la investigación cuantitativa y por qué no funciona?

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Claudia Krenz
Gilbert Ray

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Dos críticas persistentes al experimentalismo cuantitativo son (a) la falta de isomorfismo entre sus medidas y la «realidad» y (b) su incapacidad, hasta la fecha, para producir «verdades» útiles para la práctica educativa. Estas críticas han sido objeto de debate desde hace tiempo. 

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