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Peer reviewedArzi, Hanna J. – Studies in Science Education, 1988
Short-term studies often do not capture the full story of the effect that a researcher is trying to describe. If one wishes to elucidate long-term educational processes and outcomes, the only direct way of doing so is to stretch the duration of research projects and to study the same subjects over time. The limited availability of valid…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Longitudinal Studies, Research Design, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedMoore, D. M.; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1986
Intended to provide the novice media researcher with an introduction, review, and current thinking on media-related research, this article traces the historical emphases and development of such research, discusses its positive and negative aspects, and presents recommendations by practitioners and researchers, as well as directions for future…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Educational Media, History, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedWarren, Carol A. B.; Karner, Tracy X. – American Sociologist, 1990
Considers how sociohistorical context affects procedures by which sociologists obtain subject permission for interviews and audiotaping interviews. Reviews a 1950s study involving interviews with institutionalized, schizophrenic women contrasting ethical and institutional implications of informed consent in that context to contemporary informed…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Higher Education, Interviews, Literature Reviews
Fraenkel, Jack R.; Wallen, Norman E. – 1990
This textbook in educational research is intended to guide students as they plan and carry out a research project. The book has three goals: to provide basic information needed to understand the research process; to enable students to use this knowledge to design their own research project; and to permit students to read and understand the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Research Design, Research Methodology
Direct linkConrad, Clifton F., Ed.; Serlin, Ronald C., Ed. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2005
This guide is designed to encourage students, faculty, and policymakers to become more self-reflective in their inquiry. Placing the pursuit of ideas at the epicenter of research, K-12 and higher education scholars advance ideas for enhancing educational inquiry, relying extensively on narratives, vignettes, and examples of key episodes in…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Research Problems, Higher Education, Research Design
Download full textCampbell, Patricia B. – 1986
This pamphlet provides suggestions for students concerning how to best use and interpret educational research. Students should recognize that there is nothing wrong with questioning research. Among the myths that must be challenged are that if something is published, it must be true, and that scientists are objective and uninfluenced by societal…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Stereotypes
