Review: Research in Education – Methods and Epistemologies by Silvio Sánchez Gamboa

Abstract

In the book Research in Education: Methods and Epistemologies, Silvio Sánchez Gamboa explores the epistemological and methodological foundations of educational research. He criticizes investigations that lack reflection and presents research as an analytical, critical, and transformative practice. The initial chapters cover basic research methods and introduce the paradigmatic and epistemological matrices. The author offers theoretical and practical tools to structure consistent and socially responsible research, linking theory, practice, and context. The book also highlights researcher training, cognitive interests, and the philosophical foundations guiding educational inquiry.