The objective of this commentary is to call attention to the feasibility and importance of large-scale, systematic, quantitative analysis in international and comparative education research. We contend that although many existing databases are under- or unutilized in quantitative international-comparative research, these resources present the…

This study guide provides an overview and model of business research. First, introductory material defines research and discusses the benefits of studying business research methods for both producers and consumers of research. In the next section different types of research are discussed, including experimental, ex post facto, quasi-experimental,…

The "history of education" should no longer be considered an independent field for research and teaching. Many important questions in the history of ideas have been and continue to be numberically based, and require quantitative analysis to be answered. Revisionism in history has often involved the use of a quantitative methodology. (Author/JM)