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Effectiveness of Reading-Strategy Interventions in Whole Classrooms: A Meta-Analysis
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Okkinga, Mariska; van Steensel, Roel; van Gelderen, Amos J. S.; van Schooten, Erik; Sleegers, Peter J. C.; Arends, Lidia R. – Educational Psychology Review, 2018
Research has demonstrated that in controlled experiments in which small groups are being tutored by researchers, reading-strategy instruction is highly effective in fostering reading comprehension (Palincsar & Brown, "Cognition and Instruction," 1(2), 117-175, 1984). It is unclear, however, whether reading-strategy interventions are…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Meta Analysis
A Narrative Review of Greek Myths as Interpretative Metaphors in Educational Research and Evaluation
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Fernandez-Cano, Antonio; Torralbo, Manuel; Vallejo, Monica; Fernandez-Guerrero, Ines M. – Educational Research Review, 2012
This paper reviews a series of Greek myths put forward as cultural narratives that could be used as metaphors or interpretative similes for explanatory and evaluative purposes in educational research and evaluation. These myths have been used in educational research literature, and most of them were found by carrying out an exhaustive search of…
Descriptors: Mythology, Classical Literature, Figurative Language, Educational Research
Assessing 21st Century Skills: Integrating Research Findings
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Lai, Emily R.; Viering, Michaela – Pearson, 2012
This paper synthesizes research evidence pertaining to several so-called 21st century skills: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, metacognition, and motivation. We provide a rationale for focusing on these five skills and explain their importance as educational outcomes. We then summarize peer-reviewed research published in education and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Creativity, Cooperation
Decolonizing Researcher Authenticity
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Daza, Stephanie Lynn – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2008
This article examines the ways in which researcher authenticity is negotiated along three axes of difference, ethno-linguistic affiliation, sexual orientation and race/skin color. Ultimately, it analyzes how researcher authenticity is produced and played out within research, via interactions between participants, researchers and others who…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Sexual Orientation, Researchers, Models
Trying Not to Think "Straight": Conducting Focus Groups with Lesbian and Gay Youth
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Allen, Louisa – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2006
This article provides a critical account of conducting focus groups with gay and lesbian youth. Drawing on the insights of queer theory it attempts to reframe issues around sexual diversity by examining the heteronormalizing processes at work during these focus groups. This analysis is undertaken through a "study of the limits" of the…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Homosexuality, Youth, Research Methodology
A Causal Model of Faculty Research Productivity.
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Bean, John P. – 1982
A causal model of faculty research productivity was developed through a survey of the literature. Models of organizational behavior, organizational effectiveness, and motivation were synthesized into a causal model of productivity. Two general types of variables were assumed to affect individual research productivity: institutional variables and…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Goal Orientation