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Ferguson, Sarah L.; Moore, E. Whitney G.; Hull, Darrell M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2020
The present guide provides a practical guide to conducting latent profile analysis (LPA) in the Mplus software system. This guide is intended for researchers familiar with some latent variable modeling but not LPA specifically. A general procedure for conducting LPA is provided in six steps: (a) data inspection, (b) iterative evaluation of models,…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Goodness of Fit
Clifford, Richard M.; Yazejian, Noreen; Jang, Wonkyung; Jigjidsuren, Dari – Teachers College Press, 2021
Early childhood is a crucial stage in a child's life, and aspects of the environment in the physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and health and safety domains all play important roles in shaping children's development during these early years. Having a valid and reliable measure of the quality of these aspects of children's care settings is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Educational Quality
Leavy, Patricia, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2020
"The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition" presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the field of qualitative research. Divided into eight parts, the forty chapters address key topics in the field such as approaches to qualitative research (philosophical perspectives), narrative inquiry, field research,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, History, Ethics, Philosophy
Leavy, Patricia, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2014
"The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research" presents a comprehensive overview of the field of qualitative research. It is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the social sciences. The contributors represent some of the most influential and innovative researchers in the field as well as emerging scholars.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, History, Ethics, Philosophy
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Ellis, Michael V. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1991
Conceptualizes the process of conducting integrative research reviews as a data-gathering, empirically based procedure and offers guidelines for conducting such reviews. Introduces specific suggestions that were heretofore unaddressed. Maintains that efforts to standardize integrative review process and to ensure its scientific rigor in counselor…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Data Analysis