"The Handbook of Research Synthesis" is meant to help the practitioner of meta-analysis as a reference and how-to manual that guides the reader through every step of the meta-analytic process. The handbook is organized in 10 parts to correspond to 10 analytic steps. (SLD)

Reviews issues, raised in part because of "Educational and Psychological Measurement" (EPM) policies, regarding "test reliability," which is psychometric terminology, and "score reliability," score-centric terminology. Discusses datametrics and provides a critique of T. Vacha-Haase's proposed meta-analytic reliability generalization via…

Responds to criticisms of some "Educational and Psychological Measurement" policies and the reliability generalization meta-analytic methods of T. Vacha-Haase. Explores consequences of misunderstanding score reliability. (SLD)

B. Thompson and T. Vacha-Haase have examined the statement "the reliability of the test" with emphasis on the following three words: (1) the first "the"; (2) "test"; and (3) the second "the." This discussion focuses instead on the word "reliability." (Author)

Conducted a meta-analysis to determine the extent to which the computer administration of a measure influences socially desirable responding. Discusses implications of the findings about impression management in terms of how they contribute to the explication of the construct of social desirability and cross-mode equivalence. (Author/SLD)

Using a sophisticated coding system and extensive data analyses, 268 treatment-control contrasts from 47 studies published between 1983 and 1995 that examined the effectiveness of career interventions were subjected to meta-analytic review. Results are discussed in terms of effectiveness and efficiency of treatment and in relation to the previous…

Even simple program theory evaluations could be used in meta-analysis to provide benefits. Explores several ways to combine program theory evaluation and meta-analysis, using a hypothetical model and an actual example from a federal funding program. Outlines four potential benefits to incorporating program theory evaluation into meta-analysis.…

Conductedd separate meta-analyses on obtained correlations between inspection time (IT) and general IQ for the total sample and for studies using samples of adults and children and conducted two new meta-analyses. Based on more than 90 studies and an overall sample size of approximately 4,200 participants, results of the meta-analysis provide…

An electronic search of Medline and PsycInfo produced 29 studies that specifically investigated the effects of religion on adolescent tobacco use. Independent (religion) and dependent (tobacco use) variables and variables controlled for in statistical analyses were categorized. Twenty-two of the 29 studies reported at least one significant effect…

Four types of analysis are commonly applied to data from structured Rater [times] Ratee designs. These types are characterized by the unit of analysis, which is either raters or ratees, and by the design used, which is either between-units or within-unit design. The 4 types of analysis are quite different, and therefore they give rise to effect…

Based on extensive literature review, this study reports the result of a meta analysis of learning outcome studies and presents an integrated typology of content types and learning outcomes. Examining the ERIC database for learning studies conducted from 1992 until 2006 shows that most empirical studies have assessed the learning outcome at lower…

Relapse and recurrence following response to acute-phase treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) are prevalent and costly. In a meta-analysis of 28 studies including 1,880 adults, the authors reviewed the world's published literature on cognitive-behavioral therapies (CT) aimed at preventing relapse-recurrence in MDD. Results indicate that…

The Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Initiative is an ambitious and comprehensive prevention initiative to promote evidence-based practice to address school safety and the reduction of substance abuse. This article describes the history of the SS/HS initiative and the national evaluation efforts to monitor the success of the initiative. To…

This article aims to clarify some of our pre-conceived assumptions when we address issues of learning in practice. It argues that we need to develop an understanding of practice based on its own premises. For this purpose the German philosopher Martin Heidegger's (1889-1976) understanding of practice and learning is introduced. Heidegger…

As qualitative research has become a more familiar form of inquiry in gifted education, judging its quality and value remains obscure and problematic to the field. This article analyzes and critiques published studies for the purpose of understanding the state of qualitative research in gifted education. Data for this study are from the major…