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Hayes, Leanne – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this applied research project was to investigate the problem of the lack of parent training and advocacy centers in rural areas, which currently affects many parents of children with disabilities and educational agencies across the United States. This research paper will enhance the readers understanding of why the problem exists,…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Advocacy, Training, Rural Areas
Hedges, Larry V.; And Others – 1989
Methods for meta-analysis have evolved dramatically since Gene Glass first proposed the term in 1976. Since that time statistical and nonstatistical aspects of methodology for meta-analysis have been developing at a steady pace. This guide is an attempt to provide a practical introduction to rigorous procedures in the meta-analysis of social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Effect Size, Higher Education, Meta Analysis
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Le, Huy; Casillas, Alex; Robbins, Steven B.; Langley, Ronelle – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2005
The authors used a rational-empirical approach to construct the Student Readiness Inventory, measuring psychosocial and academic-related skill factors found to predict two important college outcomes, academic performance and retention, in a recent meta-analysis. The initial item pool was administered to 5,970 first-year college students and high…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Factor Structure, College Students, Student Motivation