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Two dogmas of measurement (2003)
Journal Article
Smith, R., & Smeyers, P. (2003). Two dogmas of measurement. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspective, 1(4), 279-285

Research and revelation: what really works? (2003)
Book Chapter
Smith, R. (2003). Research and revelation: what really works?. In M. Depaepe, & P. Smeyers (Eds.), Beyond Empiricism: On Criteria for Educational Research (129-140). Leuven University Press

Self-esteem: The kindly apocalypse (2002)
Journal Article
Smith, R. (2002). Self-esteem: The kindly apocalypse. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 36(1), 87-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.00261

Self-esteem has become an educational shibboleth. But over-valuing it brings dangers, particularly of dishonesty, manipulation and devaluation of human relationships. Yet there is clearly something here we want to save: a gentler culture with wider p... Read More about Self-esteem: The kindly apocalypse.

Another space (2000)
Book Chapter
Smith, R. (2000). Another space. In P. Dhillon, & P. Standish (Eds.), Lyotard: Just Education (125-139). Routledge

The education of autonomous citizens (1998)
Book Chapter
Smith, R. (1998). The education of autonomous citizens. In D. Bridges (Ed.), Education, Autonomy and Democratic Citizenship (127-137). Routledge