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Purdam, Kingsley; Afkhami, Reza; Olsen, Wendy; Thornton, Patricia – Disability & Society, 2008
In this article we identify the key survey data for examining the issue of equality in the lives of disabled people in the UK. Such data is essential for assessing change in quality of life over time and for the evaluation of the impact of policy initiatives. For each data source we consider definitions, data collection, issue coverage, sample…
Descriptors: Definitions, Quality of Life, Disabilities, National Surveys
Bangert-Drowns, Robert L.; Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1991
Meta-analysis is a collection of systematic techniques for resolving apparent contradictions in research findings. Meta-analysts translate results from different studies to a common metric and statistically explore the relations between study characteristics and findings. Since G. Glass first used the term "meta-analysis" in 1976, it has…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Definitions, Educational Research
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Bosak, Jeanine; Perlman, Baron – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1982
A review of 178 sources (articles, books, and other sources from 1971 through 1980, and frequently-cited earlier sources) on rural sociology and rural mental health indicated 4 major categories of definitions of rural: not explicitly stated, verbal (qualitative), homemade quantitative, and external quantitative. Sources were summarized as to…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods