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Kinzie, Jillian – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2013
The essay examines the variety of research methods and measures used in the first-year experience and students-in-transition field over the past 25 years. Interrogating the extant research, Kinzie explores whether the methods and analytic processes most commonly employed are adequate to advance our understanding of complex issues in the field. The…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Scholarship, Educational Research, Mixed Methods Research
BENOIT, ROBERT B.; DEMOS, GEORGE D. – 1965
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS, ISSUES, FUNCTIONS, QUESTIONS, AND KINDS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY ACTIVE COUNSELORS IN THE FIELD OF PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED FROM ISSUES CONSIDERED TO BE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE PUPIL PERSONNEL PROFESSION AND MAILED TO A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 500 MEMBERS SELECTED FROM A ROSTER OF…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Counselors, Educational Research, Questionnaires
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Yeaton, William H.; Sechrest, Lee – Evaluation Review, 1987
Evaluation Research Society members (n=160) assessed the attributes of research that produce credibility. The study focused on the acceptability of no-difference findings. Randomization, statistical power, number of measures reported, and equivalent groups were tested to determine their influence on acceptability of both no-difference and…
Descriptors: Credibility, Matched Groups, Measurement Techniques, Multiple Regression Analysis
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McKee, William T.; And Others – School Psychology Review, 1987
This article reported the results of a survey of 210 school psychologists' research and information needs across several areas of practice. The usefulness of a number of journals and other resources were evaluated. It was concluded that several areas of research identified as crucial to practice have been neglected in training and in research…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Information Sources
Kinnick, Mary K., Ed. – 1982
Based on the experience of developing and implementing a cooperative study of the economic impact of Oregon's community colleges, this guidebook describes the process of conducting the study in order to assist institutions planning to undertake similar investigations. In Part I, the purpose, focus, and scope of the Oregon study are reviewed, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Economic Research, Educational Economics
Lillibridge, Fred – 1990
In an effort to review the effectiveness and the impact of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at El Paso Community College (EPCC) and to identify and report any significant problems with the quality of service being provided to the college president and other key policy and decision makers, an evaluation plan and survey test instrument…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria
Lacy, William B.; And Others – 1979
The recent conceptualization of organizations as "open" adaptive systems rather than "closed" systems has lead to increased interest in the relationship between the organization and its significant environmental influences. In order to study the perceived sources of internal (organizational) and external (environmental)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Environmental Influences, Extension Agents
Weiss, Iris R. – 1986
A number of issues involved in the large-scale assessment of science and mathematics education were illustrated during the conduct of two national surveys: the 1977 National Survey of Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies Education and the 1985 National Survey, Science and Mathematics Education. Development of the survey questionnaires started…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Lipe, Dewey; Haveman, Jacqueline E. – 1977
Issues associated with the evaluation of 61 educational curriculum units, which was conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) are described. The units were adapted to the AIR Career Education Curriculum framework by creating 133 instructional units within which students could develop career skills in an orderly sequence. The…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis
Hammock, Perry T. – 1983
This project was conducted to refine and expand previous research indicating the need for an instrument counselors can use in working with area secondary schools and potential students to assess their progress in making career and training decisions. Instruments developed during this research process were pilot tested at two area schools and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Planning, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Florida State Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Tallahassee. – 1984
A study examined the effectiveness of policies and procedures used for vocational job preparatory student placement and followup in Florida's public schools. During the study, researchers (1) conducted interviews with approximately 40 persons having statewide knowledge of or involvement in some phase of vocational education placement and followup…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques
Bers, John A. – 1980
A student follow-up system was designed and implemented at Gadsden State Junior College (GSJC) in Alabama which revealed several administrative problems in integrating student follow-up into the institutional planning process. Development of the system involved tailoring existing pre-packaged follow-up methodologies to meet GSJC's individual needs…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adoption (Ideas), College Administration, College Planning