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Kaushalya Perera; Nathan Emmerich, Editor – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
Researchers regularly deal with ethical considerations when writing up their research. However, such considerations are rarely addressed in existing research ethics literature. Here, the focus tends to be on ethical considerations that arise in relation to research proposals and "protocols," that is, during the "process" of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Social Science Research, Writing (Composition), Research Proposals
Audrey Devine-Eller – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This case study draws on my quantitative study of college entrance exam preparation (also known as "test prep") to illustrate how a researcher goes about setting up a quantitative project using existing datasets. I describe how I decided between two different datasets, a decision which required attention to how the research question was…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Research Methodology, Test Preparation, College Entrance Examinations
Edwards, Kelcey; Duggan, Odette – College Board, 2012
Presented at the Advanced Placement Annual Conference (APAC) in Lake Buena Vista, FL in July 2012. This presentation reviews concepts central to achieving equitable AP access and success for all willing and academically prepared students. We analyze trends in participation and performance by race/ethnicity from the AP Report to the Nation and…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Advanced Placement Programs, Equal Education
Mills, Terry R. – 1982
This report describes a study which used computer analyses of the center's film booking records for fiscal year 1981 to identify those subject areas in the collection for which holdings did not seem to accurately reflect the clientele's levels of interest, as indicated by their use of the collection. Results identified 60 subject areas which met…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Programs, Data Analysis, Decision Making
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1996
This videotape introduces resources provided by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to help educators make good educational policy decisions. The NCES is charged with collecting, maintaining, and reporting statistics about U.S. education, and it makes a variety of resources available to educators and the public to help them use…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Classification, Computer Software, Confidentiality