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Akinwunmi, Kathrin; Höveler, Karina; Schnell, Susanne – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
Erich Christian Wittmann is one of the primary founders of mathematics education research as an autonomous field of work and research in Germany. The interview presented here reflects on his role in promoting mathematics education as a design science. The interview addresses the following topics: (1) The importance of subject matter in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Design
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Mayer, Christine – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2012
In the eighteenth century, the German pedagogical discourse took place within the broader framework of an international circulation of pedagogical concepts and ideas. The trans-cultural nature of these intellectual exchanges is particularly evident in the thoughts and writings on female education. Translations of books and essays played a…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Jurasek, Richard; Lamson, Howard; O'Maley, Patricia – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 1996
Examines the theme of learning outside of the home society through the use of ethnography and the techniques of field study for students living and working in Mexico, Austria, and Germany. Demonstrates through the observations of students how effective the use of field research methods can be in learning about social relations, cultural…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Traits, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
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Anderson-Levitt, Kathryn M. – Educational Researcher, 2002
Comments on "Teachers' Work: Institutional Isomorphism and Cultural Variation in the U.S., Germany and Japan" (LeTendre, Baker, Akiba, Goesling, and Wiseman, 2001), applauding the blend of global culture and national culture perspectives, proposing a more systematic synthesis, discussing what it means to take both transnational parallels…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Katz, J. Sylvan – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2005
This article presents the author's critique of Anthony F. J. van Raan's article titled, "Measurement of Central Aspects of Scientific Research: Performance, Interdisciplinarity, Structure." van Raan makes an excellent case for using bibliometric data to measure some central aspects of scientific research and to construct indicators of…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Medical Research, Peer Evaluation, Foreign Countries
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Kroath, Franz – Cambridge Journal of Education, 1989
Examines two concepts: subjective theory and teacher-as-researcher. Two research models (the subjective to scientific exchange approach and action research) are applied to two case studies of teachers participating in an inquiry-based INSET course to test the usefulness of theoretical change concepts for the understanding of individual change…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change