Meta-analysis is a statistical method that combines quantitative findings from previous studies. It has been increasingly used to obtain more credible results in a wide range of scientific fields. Combining the results of relevant studies allows researchers to leverage study similarities while modeling potential sources of between-study…

Addresses the criteria for judging the credibility of inquiries conducted within the naturalistic inquiry paradigm, defines naturalistic inquiry, explicates how the proposed criteria are dealt with in conventional inquiry, and outlines a mode for dealing with them within the naturalistic paradigm. Twenty-six sources are listed. (FM)

Reviews selected literature related to the credibility of information, including credibility in traditional media, credibility in electronic media, Internet health information, and credibility rating systems. Proposes a model for how users judge the credibility of online information. (Contains 52 references.) (Author/LRW)

Communication research long has noted how pretreatment strategies ("inoculations") induce resistance to persuasion, but a new model proposes that resistance is an integral part of the persuasion process. Using the inoculation framework, researchers showed the importance of threats to an individual's attitudes in developing resistance to…

Research since 1990 on vocational education and training (VET) and small business was reviewed. Special attention was paid to the research that has been conducted in the following categories identified in the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) Small Business Policy Framework: context; role of government; approach to training; research…