Bitter Pills and Grim Reapers: A Commentary on Barrow and Phillips

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  • Ronald W. Marx Simon Fraser University

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educational research, empirical research, philosophy of education, research methodology, hermeneutics, qualitative research, quantitative research

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2026-10-14

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Marx , R. W. (2026). Bitter Pills and Grim Reapers: A Commentary on Barrow and Phillips. Canadian Journal of Education Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 13(1), 29–38. Retrieved from https://cje-rce.ca/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/8320

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