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Peer reviewedMcLean, Les; Myers, Margaret; Smillie, Carol; Vaillancourt, Dale – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1997
The notion of "qualitative confirmation" is explored in relation to processes and outcomes of qualitative research. The framework developed by S. Miller and M. Fredericks (1994) is applied to a published report of qualitative research into teacher and principal autonomy (S. Glass, 1997) to illustrate the usefulness of this framework for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Models, Professional Autonomy
Peer reviewedWallat, Cynthia; Piazza, Carolyn – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1997
This article suggests how traditional approaches to policy inquiry can be reconsidered in light of the research inquiry and communicative skills needed by all policy researchers. A 15-year review of both policy and discourse processes research suggests ways to conduct policy studies within a communicative framework. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods
