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"The Road Less Traveled": Combining Disability Studies and Quantitative Analysis with Medium and Large Data Sets
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Cosier, Meghan – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2012
Historically, researchers focused on individuals with severe disabilities have utilized single-subject research methodologies to study the application of the behavioral theory to learning. In contrast, disability studies scholars have primarily used qualitative research methodologies to study quality of life or policy issues related to individuals…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Quality of Life, Disabilities
Benefits of Teacher Collaboration across Varying Stages of the Research Process
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Lang, Russell; Page, Sue – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
Professionals mostly agree that scientific research should guide practice in education. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA; 2004) and the No Child Left Behind Act (2002) require that students with disabilities receive research-based practices in the "least restrictive environment." Because the least…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Teacher Collaboration
Scrutiny Heightens for "Value Added" Research Methods
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Viadero, Debra – Education Week, 2008
As value-added research designs gain in popularity and undergo increasing scrutiny, experts are beginning to wave cautionary flags about how best to make use of them in education. Value-added techniques for measuring student achievement appeal to administrators and policymakers at all levels of education because they quantify the gains that…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Academic Achievement, Researchers, Teaching Methods
The Use and Efficacy of Handheld Computers for School-Based Data Collection: A Literature Review
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Adiguzel, Tufan; Vannest, Kimberly J.; Zellner, Ronald D. – Computers in the Schools, 2009
Given the increasing influence of technology and the explosion in data collection demands, the acceptance and assimilation of new paradigms and technologies require today's educators, researchers, and evaluators to consider alternative tools, and apply them effectively. One of these alternatives, handheld computers, also known as personal digital…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Data Collection, Research Methodology, Handheld Devices
Uses of "Parallel Processes" in Evaluation Research.
Lowman, Rodney L. – 1982
Frequently, the behavior of researchers reflects important and otherwise unrecognized aspects of the phenomenon which is being studied or evaluated. In other words, the "processes" of the researcher are "parallel" to the "processes" of the entity being studied. These parallel processes are illustrated with examples…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Experimenter Characteristics, Federal Legislation
Preservation of North American Indian Languages.
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Mithun, Marianne – 1993
A discussion of the crisis in preservation of North American Indian languages looks at a variety of general and specific issues. First, it examines briefly current efforts by international organizations for maintenance of endangered languages worldwide. The discussion then turns to North American Indian languages, and particularly to three issues:…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, College Programs, Cooperation