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Farrall, Stephen; Hunter, Ben; Sharpe, Gilly; Calverley, Adam – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2016
Attrition represents a significant obstacle to overcome in any longitudinal research project. It is, perhaps, most keenly felt when the data collected are from a qualitative study, since, unlike quantitative longitudinal research, weighting factors cannot be applied to 'correct' for any biases in the achieved sample and even a small number of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Longitudinal Studies, Attrition (Research Studies), Foreign Countries
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Dawson, Anneka; Yeomans, Emily; Brown, Elena Rosa – Educational Research, 2018
Background: The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity that was established in 2011 with the explicit aim of breaking the link between family income and educational achievement in England. Over the seven years since its inception, EEF has contributed to the existing evidence base by funding over one hundred randomised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Problems
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Gorard, Stephen; Smith, Emma – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2006
This article emerges from a recent review of evidence, conducted by the authors and others, on the lifelong barriers to widening participation in higher education in England. This has led us to a consideration of the quality and relevance of the research activity in this large field of endeavour, and to the creation of a typology of the kinds of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Higher Education, Access to Education