The Effect of Research Methodology on Desegregation-Achievement Studies: A Meta-Analysis.

Crain, Robert L.; Mahard, Rita E.

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ERIC Number: EJ280094

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Publication Date: 1983-Mar

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The Effect of Research Methodology on Desegregation-Achievement Studies: A Meta-Analysis.

Crain, Robert L.; Mahard, Rita E.

American Journal of Sociology, v88 n5 p839-54 Mar 1983

An analysis of 93 research studies involving 323 samples of students reassigned from segregated to desegregated schools by government action determined that differences in findings can be attributed to differences in methodology. Of the seven types of methodologies studied, randomized experiments all showed positive achievement effects. (Author/KC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Desegregation Effects, Educational Research, Integration Studies, Racial Integration, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Research Problems, School Desegregation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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