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postmodern relativist notions of both evaluation methodology and of the structure of all scientific knowledge. They blame bad educational evaluation and research on several causes, the worst being the following of the fundamental tenets of mainstream science. These researchers feel science educators trying to act like scientists have caused their own demise. However, several facets of this discussion have been ignored. Problems appear in the stated beliefs and views of these science education researchers. These problems are d'scussed through the current and former theories of educational philosophy. The need for balanced perspectives when discussing problems in science education is also probed. The views of science education should not be tied to two extreme theories rather they should relate to the many philosophies of science and science education. Contains 69 references. (MVO Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *-PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THI