EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Deborah Stipek, dean of the Stanford School of Education, called Gage a “giant among educational researchers.” David C. Berliner, Regents’ Professor of Education at Arizona State University, called Gage “the father of the field of research on teaching."

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Gage (1963), “Teaching is a form interpersonal influence aimed at changing the behaviour potential another person”.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gage’s empirical work and his theoretical defense of scientific research on teaching have been tenacious and are, in no small part, the basis of our contemporary faith that there is a role for traditional science in educational research, in particular, and the social sciences, in general (Gage, J 996).

Detailed explanation-4: -Educational research should have three objectives: to explore issues and find answers to questions (for academics), to share policy (e.g. relationships between education/work/training, for policy makers) and to improve practice (for practitioners).

Detailed explanation-5: -To upsurge one’s social status. To increase one’s job prospects. To augment one’s personal growth. To help an applicant in becoming a renowned educationalist.