Objectivity and truth in Science of Education as a Design Science
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Objectivity and truth are key issues in Education which affect the reliability of knowledge and consequently, the recognition of its scientific character and the prestige of the teaching profession. This justifies the thematic debate to which philosophy of science contributes with its specific Methodology. Objectivity in Science is considered as a condition for reaching truth from the different levels that make it up: semantic, logical, epistemological, methodological, ontological, axiological and ethical. Science of Education comes from the “scientification” of practice, and it is revealed as an Applied Science of Design, that is Science of the Artificial. The perspective of Design Sciences is adopted, which: (i) seek to solve problems in a practical setting, (ii) use designs that pose objectives, processes and results; (iii) they are synthetic sciences that combine prediction with prescription; and (iv) they are then applied in specific contexts. This requires objectivity. Finally, the truth is addressed in its semantic, epistemological and ontological dimensions. It is examined how the progressive approach to the truth occurs in Applied Design Sciences and how it is possible in the Science of Education. It is concluded that the debate about the truth in Education cannot be carried out without considering the ends..
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