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Qinyun Lin; Amy K. Nuttall; Qian Zhang; Kenneth A. Frank – Grantee Submission, 2023
Empirical studies often demonstrate multiple causal mechanisms potentially involving simultaneous or causally related mediators. However, researchers often use simple mediation models to understand the processes because they do not or cannot measure other theoretically relevant mediators. In such cases, another potentially relevant but unobserved…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Mediation Theory, Error of Measurement, Statistical Inference
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Jorrín Abellán, Ivan M. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2019
The development of educational research designs might be daunting for novice researchers that have to make choices among the plethora of philosophical frameworks, research traditions, and different methods existing in the field. In this article we describe the process followed to formally evaluate Hopscotch, a model and a web-tool created by the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Research, Models, Qualitative Research
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Smith, Ken; Zajda, Joseph – Education and Society, 2018
The purpose of this article is to provide a critique of the main concepts of qualitative and quantitative methodologies for conducting research. It is written expressly for the novice researcher in an attempt to clarify the major misconceptions and misunderstandings concerning the qualitative-quantitative research polarities. This article will not…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Research Methodology, Research Design
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Chudagr, Amita; Luschei, Thomas F. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
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…
Descriptors: Information Sources, International Education, Comparative Education, Educational Policy
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Murawska, Jaclyn M.; Walker, David A. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2017
In this commentary, we offer a set of visual tools that can assist education researchers, especially those in the field of mathematics, in developing cohesiveness from a mixed methods perspective, commencing at a study's research questions and literature review, through its data collection and analysis, and finally to its results. This expounds…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Research Methodology, Visual Aids, Research Tools
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Haddow, Gaby; Mamtora, Jayshree – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
In the last decade Australian academic libraries have increasingly aligned their research support services with assessment criteria used in the national research evaluation exercise (Excellence for Research in Australia). The same period has seen growing interest in research impact outside of traditional measures, such as bibliometrics. Social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Research Projects, Research Tools
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Pickering, Catherine; Grignon, Julien; Steven, Rochelle; Guitart, Daniela; Byrne, Jason – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Current understandings suggest that three aspects of writing practice underpin the research student publication process: knowledge creation, text production and identity formation. Publishing a literature review is the first opportunity most students have to publish. This article compares the pedagogical benefits of different literature review…
Descriptors: Publish or Perish Issue, Student Research, Student Development, Literature Reviews
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Reale, Emanuela – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
Despite the value of the comparative perspective for the study of higher education is widely recognised, there is little consensus about the specific methodological approaches. Quantitative tools outlined their relevance for addressing comparative analyses since they are supposed to reducing the complexity, finding out and graduating similarities…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis
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Leech, Nancy L.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2011
The results of a content analysis of the articles published in the leading counseling journal, "Journal of Counseling & Development", between 2002 and 2010 are presented. The authors present a brief description of mixed research to encourage counseling researchers to explore mixed research as a viable research tool. (Contains 3 tables and 1…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Periodicals, Content Analysis, Qualitative Research
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Hopkins, John L. – Australian Universities' Review, 2011
This research examines the issue of transnational academic mobility of academic staff looking at potential moves to higher education institutions in Australia. By establishing a web-based portal, attracting interested parties from around the world with information about Australian universities and subsequent career opportunities, web analytics are…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, College Faculty
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Moss, Gemma – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2012
This article considers the role of research in disentangling an increasingly complex relationship between literacy policy and practice as it is emerging in different local and national contexts. What are the tools and methodologies that have been used to track this relationship over time? Where should they best focus attention now? In answering…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research Tools, Research Methodology, Ethnography
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Klieger, Aviva; Yakobovitch, Anat – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011
The introduction of standards into the education system poses numerous challenges and difficulties. As with any change, plans should be made for teachers to understand and implement the standards. This study examined science teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of the standards for teaching and learning, and the extent and ease/difficulty of…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Elementary School Science, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis
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Sondergeld, Toni A.; Beltyukova, Svetlana A.; Fox, Christine M.; Stone, Gregory E. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2012
Scientifically based research used to inform evidence based school reform efforts has been required by the federal government in order to receive grant funding since the reenactment of No Child Left Behind (2002). Educational evaluators are thus faced with the challenge to use rigorous research designs to establish causal relationships. However,…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Tools, Simulation, Educational Research
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Scarletto, Edith – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2013
This study used both focus groups (qualitative) and survey data (quantitative) to develop and expand an instruction program for GIS services. It examined the needs and preferences faculty and graduate students have for learning about GIS applications for teaching and research. While faculty preferred in person workshops and graduate students…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Geographic Information Systems, Program Development
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Lazarony, Paul J.; Driscoll, Donna A. – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
Researchers are often distressed to discover that the data they wanted to use in their landmark study is not configured in a way that is usable by a Statistical Analysis Software Package (SASP). For example, the data needed may come from two or more sources and it may not be clear to the researcher how to get them combined into one analyzable…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Statistical Analysis, Database Management Systems, Experiential Learning
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