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Se trata de una guía para la elaboración de investigaciones educativas.
Topic: educational research
This directory is a revised listing of projects funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in the U.S. Department of Education. It includes the addresses, telephone numbers, mission statements, major activities, key staff, and OERI liaison of the 9 regional educational laboratories, the 19 national research and development centers, the 16 Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) clearinghouses, the ERIC Processing and Reference Facility, the ERIC Document...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Clearinghouses, Educational Research, Federal Programs
Aggregation of data is, by definition, an obscuring of details for the sake of achieving a summary. It is, therefore, potentially harmful to accuracy. Attention should be given to the aggregation that scores undergo prior to statistical tests. Two familiar research designs where this is important are a) in two groups/one measure cases, and b) in two groups/pre-post measurement cases. Another problem for researchers develops when incomplete and missing data are encountered for identification...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Research Problems
This annotated bibliography of research in agricultural education in the Philippines includes 54 studies completed between 1930 and 1959. They are arranged alphabetically by author and outlined according to purpose, method, and findings. A related document available in this issue as VT 012 975 includes 77 studies between 1960 and 1968. (GB)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Agricultural Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Research
Fourteen hundred faculty members in 50 departments were questioned to determine the amount of formal research done each year in the nine Wisconsin State Universities. Responses revealing research productivity by department, amount of research done in teaching-learning (educational), percentage of faculty that do not engage in research because of lack of time, and percentage of faculty that do not engage in research because of lack of funds showed a very high correlation between low research...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Productivity, Research Problems, Holman, Paul Cameron
In November of 1975, members of the Committee for Educational Documentation and Information of the Council of Europe met with a group of editors of national surveys on educational research and development to review the status of: (1) the EUDISED (European Documentation and Information System for Education) format and standards; (2) a scientific periodicals collection; (3) audiovisual experiments; (4) a survey of the sources of educational information; (5) terminology used to describe national...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Conference Reports, Educational Research, Information Systems, International...
In November 1975, a committee of 13 editors of national surveys of educational research met in Strasbourg, Austria to: (1) report on the present state of research in each country; (2) discuss the current status of the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED) Research and Development experiment; (3) discuss procedures for improving subsequent surveys of educational research; and (4) revise the worksheet used to report survey results. This document summarizes the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Conference Reports, Educational Research, Information Systems, International...
This document is the second in a series of biannual surveys. It is a collection of project descriptions, each of which includes the following: (a) project title; (b) statement of whether the project is in progress or completed; (c) affiliated institute; (d) name of project and investigation leader; (e) personnel; (f) time schedule; (g) source of finance; (h) keywords, taken from the EUDISED Thesaurus or the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors; (i) background, aims, and problem; (j) scope; (k)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Program Descriptions, Research Projects
LISTED AND PRESENTED IN FULL TEXT ARE 13 APPENDIXES TO ED 010 314. TOPICS OF THE APPENDIXES ARE (1) A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY--CURRICULUM THEORY AND THE DYNAMICS OF PLANNED CHANGE, (2) INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS, (3) CONFERENCE PAPERS, (4) A LIST OF SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS, (5) STUDIES IN THE RATIONAL PLANNING OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION--A DESIGN FOR RESEARCH, (6) ROSTER MAP OF CONSULTANT TEAMS, (7) PROFILES OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS, (8) A SAMPLE OF REQUIRED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, (9) CSI (CENTER FOR THE STUDY...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Innovation
Canonical correlation (CC) analysis is discussed with a view toward providing an intuitive understanding of how the technique operates. CC analysis entails calculation of one or more sets of canonical variate coefficients (CVC), i.e., weights which can be applied to the variables in a study. A canonical function (CF) always consists of exactly two canonical variates calculated so that the product-moment correlation between them is maximized. Thus, a squared CC coefficient indicates the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Correlation, Educational Research, Mathematical Applications, Multivariate Analysis
This educational newsletter highlights a lead article, "Evidence-Based Research in Education." The article explains that evidence-based research emerged in the field of medicine over 50 years ago, resulting in major advances in the treatment and prevention of disease. It adds that clinical guidelines and protocols are based on the results of controlled experiments following rigorous standards of science. The U.S. Department of Education is embracing evidence-based research to improve...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Educational Research, Evaluation, Standards
Although quantitative research methodology is widely applied by psychological researchers, there is a common misconception that quantitative research is based on logical positivism. This paper examines the relationship between quantitative research and eight major notions of logical positivism: (1) verification; (2) pro-observation; (3) anti-cause; (4) downplaying explanation; (5) anti-theoretical entities; (6) anti-metaphysics; (7) logical analysis; and (8) frequentist probability. It is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Yu, Chong Ho
Abstracts of 155 original research papers presented at the 1979 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance convention are given. Papers are grouped by topic for each session of the convention. Time and date for each presentation of the papers is indicated and the name and address of the author to whom inquiries for further information may be sent are given. The volume contains an index of all included authors. (LH)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Dance, Educational Research, Health, Physical Education, Recreation
The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) ought to reaffirm its commitment to theoretical research. Research in educational administration during the last twenty years has been applied or practical rather than purely theoretical or scientific. Although there is certainly a place for practical research, theoretical research ought not be neglected. One goal of theoretical research is to develop theory that can explain phenomena. Another goal is to add to the store of knowledge....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Research...
This is a study of institutionalization and leadership strategies within an educational research and development center. The data base is a case study of the center since its establishment in 1964. The conclusions point to certain clusters of decisions as having been crucial. For example, the selection of major target audiences for center work heightened the organization's ability to deal with these but reduced its ability to communicate with others. In addition, the form and structure of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Organization, Research and Development Centers
The author, institution, subject, and report number indexes which comprise this publication provide access to the accompanying collection of abstracts of reports on research sponsored by the Bureau of Research, Office of Education (OE), between 1956 and 1965. These two publications were prepared by the Educational Research Information Center (ERIC) to make information on research results reported to OE prior to the publication of Research in Education (now Resources in Education) available to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Research, Indexes, Research Reports
This volume contains the Research Consortium abstracts accepted for the 1986 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. There are 45 papers and 184 poster papers that were selected for presentation from a total of 376 abstracts submitted. Each abstract was evaluated by three qualified reviewers in the appropriate area. In addition, 12 Symposia were accepted for presentation following a similar review process. The symposia,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Educational Research, Health, Physical Education, Physical Fitness
The bootstrap method of resampling can be useful in estimating the replicability of study results. The bootstrap procedure creates a mock population from a given sample of data from which multiple samples are then drawn. The method extends the usefulness of the jackknife procedure as it allows for computation of a given statistic across a maximal number of fluctuations in the original sample from which the bootstrap data are based. A sample set of data is used to demonstrate the bootstrap...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Estimation (Mathematics), Lane, Ginny G.
This collection of research report abstracts covers projects sponsored by the Bureau of Research, Office of Education, primarily under the Cooperative Research Program (PL 83-531, as amended by PL 89-10). Also included are projects authorized by other legislation, i.e., Adult and Vocational Education, PL 88-210; Captioned Films for the Deaf, PL 85-905; Handicapped Children and Youth, PL 88-164; Language Development, PL 85-864, Title VI; New Educational Media, PL 85-864, Title VII, Parts A and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Research, Research Reports
This report contains the four speeches with comments presented at the laboratory school administrators' workshop: 1) "The Role of Laboratory School as Perceived by the Public School Administrator" by Arthur Shapiro, assistant superintendent for curriculum and personnel, DeKalb Public Schools; 2) "Experimentation and Research in the Lab School" by Peter D. Abrams, director, Bureau of Educational Research, Northern Illinois University; 3) "Creating the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Experimental Schools, Laboratory Schools, School Role
This document is a compilation of 34 English-language abstracts of documents concerning various aspects of education in Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Cuba, Denmark, Norway, United Arab Republic, United Kingdom, United States, and West Germany. The abstracts are informative in nature and are each approximately 1,500 words long. They are based on documents submitted by each nation to the International Bureau of Education as representative of their best and most substantial work in the field of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Bibliographies, Education, Educational Research, English, International...
All parametric methods are special cases of canonical correlation analysis and can, in fact, be performed using the canonical correlation procedures found in commonly available computer statistics packages such as the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software. It is suggested that canonical analysis has advantages of versatility since it can accommodate various levels of scale and does not require that variance be discarded or that variable relationships be distorted. In addition, it has...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Software, Educational Research, Heuristics, Multivariate Analysis
A 6-week summer training program in educational research was conducted for 30 participants (most of them school administrators or supervisors) from New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. Morning classes were held in statistical analysis, learning and the educational process, and experimental research design. Afternoon sessions involved group discussions and computer programming. Other activities included field trips, guest lectures, and the development by each participant of a research proposal...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrators, Educational Research, Institutes (Training Programs)
This bibliography is the third of three volumes which report on a study of recent research on teacher attitudes and attitude change. This volume lists, alphabetically by author, all the references cited in volumes one and two. Abstract literature and research reviews were used extensively in this study, and much material was obtained from "Research in Education." Titles from this publication are accompanied by ED numbers. Other sources used were the following: "Dissertation...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitude Change, Bibliographies, Educational Research, Teacher Attitudes
The focus of inquiry in educational research on teaching is shifting from what should happen in the classroom to what does happen. Teaching activities are being observed and described because other research methods, which search for what is "good" in teaching, have not yielded many discoveries or intellectually substantial information about a profession that is central in human affairs. Descriptive research has primarily confined itself, however, to the public interactive moments of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Teaching, Jackson, Philip W.
This annotated bibliography of research in agricultural education in the Philippines includes 77 studies completed between 1960 and 1968. They are arranged alphabetically by author and outlined according to purpose, method, and findings. A related document available in this issue as VT 012 793 includes 54 studies between 1930 and 1959. (GB)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Agricultural Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Research
This document is a list of materials available to assist in teaching introductory education research courses. It was compiled as an attempt to fill the void created by a lack of communication among instructors regarding available materials. All types of materials, except textbooks, were considered. The list is divided into categories of books, workbooks, tapes, films, filmstrip and tape combinations, modules, handouts, and computerized materials. Within each category, the materials are divided...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Education Courses, Educational Research, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
The development of the largest school-based career education model program, by the Center for Vocational Education (CVE), went through several stages. The three levels of career awareness, career exploration, and vocational preparation became an integral part of the Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM) at an early stage. Eight elements were derived from eight statements which defined areas considered to be essential in career education. CVE, in cooperation with six school districts,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Models, Speeches
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been involved in the design and development of career education curriculum materials for well over a decade, even before the term was originated by the U.S. Office of Education. This led to the involvement of AIR in the design and development of the Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM). Four general constraints under which career education programs must operate are: they must be economically feasible, they must be able to operate with...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Models, Speeches
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This paper presents the rationale for and effects of utilizing both qualitative and quantitative analyses in naturalistic research. The specific research project examined was titled "Alternative Patterns for Strengthening Community Service Programs in Institutions of Higher Education." (The project was a 2-year nationwide study conducted through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and focused on alternatives used by decisionmakers in a variety of settings in which it was...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Research Projects
This booklet describes the efforts and successes of the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement (NCPI), a collaborative research venture of Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pennsylvania that conducts research describing and analyzing the challenges of postsecondary education. Its goal is to provide institutions, policy makers, employers, students, parents, faculty, and administrators with the information and tools necessary to help them improve the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
The research done on junior colleges by graduate students at Northern Illinois University during 1968-69 is summarized. The seventeen papers reproduced here are those made available in written form by speakers at various conferences on the junior college. The subjects covered include: a commentary on the community college board member, a communications/behavioral approach to the basic speech course, speech courses and programs, the associate nursing program, adult education in the junior...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Conferences, Educational Research, Speeches, Two Year Colleges
This paper suggests that multivariate analysis techniques are very important in educational research, and that one multivariate technique--canonical correlation analysis--may be particularly useful. The logic of canonical analysis is explained. It is suggested that a backward variable elimination strategy can make the method even more powerful, by yielding more parsimonious results and greater power against Type II error. Backward variable elimination canonical correlation analysis uses...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Heuristics, Multivariate Analysis, Research Methodology
The "Houghton Mifflin Reading"[c] system is a reading program for instruction in grades K-6. It uses Big Books (authentic literature), anthologies, Read Alouds, and audio compact discs to provide step-by-step instruction in reading. According to the developer's website, "Houghton Mifflin Reading"[c] was developed based on the findings of the National Reading Panel. The product is designed to be used as a full-year curriculum program with instruction on developing oral...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Program Effectiveness,...
The purpose of this article is to present various findings on self-directed learning (SDL). The article contains three main parts: historical foundation of self-directed learning, a summary of various literature reviews on self-directed learning, and an analysis of current research on self-directed learning. SDL has been a significant factor in Adult Education Literature, and the popular concept has been extensively researched.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Independent Study, Educational History, Literature Reviews, Educational Research,...
More so than ever before, policymakers and the public believe the fate of American public education rests with teachers. Over the last 15 years, study after study points to the powerful effects of qualified teachers and quality teaching on student achievement. However, poor children and those of color are still far less likely to be taught by good teachers--no matter how "good" is defined. Unfortunately, little consensus exists among researchers and policymakers on how to define a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teacher Certification, Teacher Effectiveness, National Standards, Academic...
This publication provides abstracts of papers presented at the 49th annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) held in San Francisco, April 23-25, 1976. The entries represent a wide range of topics in the field of science education. The themes recurring most often are related to the fields of: (1) competency-based education, (2) concept development, (3) learning theory, and (4) teacher education. Abstracts include presentations at symposia, concurrent...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Conference Reports, Conferences, Educational Research, Reference...
A statistical power analysis of research studies in special education reported in volumes 39 and 40 of Exceptional Children (1972-73 and 1973-74) was conducted. The basic concepts of a power analysis (Type I and Type II errors, and conventional effect sizes) were reviewed, and the studies evaluated for statistical power. Using the .05 level of significance, the average power to detect small effects was .11 (5% having a better than 50-50 chance to declare significant findings), for medium...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research,...
This brief essay on theory in educational administration examines the state of the art in general terms. No effort is made to provide a comprehensive or substantive review of theories or the research associated with them, although some attention is given to those topics. The essay's major concerns are with the particulars of theory development and use in educational administration, the problems of theory development in educational administration, and some strategies of theory development....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Literature...
This discussion deals with a new role for the public school instructional supervisor. This new role has generally been referred to as that of a disseminator of research results. In actuality, it would go beyond the role of an informal/formal disseminator. The requirements for skills in research/evaluation methodology are apparent, as is the ability to develop and direct formal in-service training programs and to prepare appropriate dissemination documents that would present research findings in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination,...
This bibliography is primarily concerned with the application of psychology in the schools. Its purpose is to provide a current list of references to accompany the book of readings entitled Perspectives on School Psychology. It was not until the 1960's that a body of knowledge for school psychology could be identified. The new journals, Journal of School Psychology and Psychology in the Schools, offered the major thrust in acquiring a reservoir of literature in this area. Except for Ferguson...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Research, Periodicals, Reference...
It was hypothesized that the Bransford-Franks linear effect is an artifact of the method of presentation of stimulus sentences and is unrelated to semantic processes. Subjects were given sentences containing the same information in one of two ways. In a control condition, which was identical to the procedure used in earlier research, overlapping combinations of ideas were presented during learning and recognition; in an experimental condition ideas were presented one at a time. Results...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Learning Processes, Learning Theories,...
The Experimenter Prestige Effect (EPE) concerns the phenomenon where research products will be more readily and less critically accepted if produced by scholars and/or institutions of great eminence, even though the objective quality of ideas, methodology, and findings are equal. This study tested the hypothesis that students give higher ratings and find more strengths and fewer weaknesses in a study they think was conducted by a high-prestige source than one conducted by a low-prestige source....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Education Majors, Educational Research, Graduate Study, Higher Education,...
The publication is presented with the purpose of providing educators easy access to current materials relevant to vocational-technical instruction and research. In the abstract section instructional materials (97 items) are followed by research materials (103 items) with the subject and author indexes providing access to both categories. The subject index descriptors are those listed in the "Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors." The Projects in Progress section provides abstracts of seven...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Educational Research, Indexes, Instructional Materials, Literature Guides,...
Spearman's formulation of analogical reasoning as a three-stage process (apprehension of elements, education of relations, and education of correlates) appears to be useful in the study of analogical reasoning. In this project, minimizing the role of element apprehension and manipulating relation-education levels resulted in the unexpected finding of minimal effects due to social class. It was concluded that the effects of social class differences on analogical reasoning are to be found...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Analogy, Educational Research, Learning Processes, Secondary Education, Social Class,...
This study presents some highlights of what research tells the practitioner about the motor learning of children. Major emphasis is on motor learning in relation to the physical and motor characteristics of the child's maturation and development. In the first three sections of the study, general ideas concerning motor learning are discussed. Topics presented include the following: (a) maturation and motor learning; (b) development and motor learning; and (c) transfer and motor learning. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Child Development, Children, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Literature...
Social studies research has been criticized for sampling bias, inappropriate methodologies, incorrect or inappropriate use of statistics, weak or ill-defined treatments, and lack of replication and/or longitudinal follow-up. In an effort to ascertain whether past criticisms were true of current research as well, a review was conducted of 118 studies published in "Theory and Research in Social Education" (TRSE), the "Journal of Social Studies Research" (JSSR), and the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Classroom Research, Educational Research, Evaluation, Research Design, Research...
These guidelines were developed to provide assistance to Alberta schools in the development of policy for the use of calculators in classrooms, and also to provide some assistance to teachers in planning appropriate experiences for students. A position statement advocating the use of calculators as both instructional and computational aids is presented. Guidelines for their use are then given by level (primary, intermediate, junior high, high school). A research summary is included as Appendix...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Calculators, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries,...
A review is presented of 84 research studies on the efficacy of homework in improving academic performance. The studies were conducted between 1904 and 1984. Findings of the studies are presented in tables categorized by school levels: elementary, high school, and college. Some implications for teacher education programs are briefly discussed. (JD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher...
A survey collating information on educational research in member states was carried out by questionnaire; this volume contains the replies from Austria, Finland, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, and Turkey. The report from each country is divided into two parts: (1) Governmental Activities, and (2) Activities of Educational Research Institutes. The sections on governmental activities describe the work and financing of agencies concerned with educational...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, International Education, National Surveys, Program...
ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIT DURING THE QUARTER INCLUDED (1) PROVIDING CONSULTING SERVICE FOR 21 INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PLANNING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, (2) WORKING WITH SEVEN INSTITUTIONS TO COORDINATE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, (3) DEVELOPING RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TO ASSIST IN DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, (4) IDENTIFYING, OBTAINING, AND INDEXING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER AND DEFENSE DOCUMENTATION CENTER MICROFICHE RESEARCH MATERIALS, (5) ARRANGING A MEETING FOR...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions, Research...
This annotated bibliography lists research related to mathematics teaching and learning at the elementary school level which was published during 1970. It is divided into three major sections. The first section (References) contains articles and compilations which review groups of research studies or basic research techniques. The second section (Articles) contains research reports which appeared in major journals during 1970. The final section (Dissertation Abstracts) contains brief...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Literature...
This report documents the operational efforts of State Research Coordinating Units in the United States and Puerto Rico for the first six months of the 1973 fiscal year. The purpose of the report is to provide information which will serve to alert project directors, vocational leaders, and educators to the research and developmental activities currently being conducted and thus reduce duplication of effort. Included in alphabetical order by State are descriptive summaries of the projects, their...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Coordination, Educational Research, Reports, Research Coordinating Units, Research...
This is the first volume of a report on a study that (1) investigated the "normative structure" (the governance system) of knowledge production and utilization (KPU) activities in education, (2) developed an analytical framework through which to understand how formal policy acts as a "regulator" of activities in KPU, (3) described major policies of significance to KPU and how they influence the governance of KPU processes in 10 different, representative case studies, and (4)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Research and...
Current definitions and philosophical foundations of qualitative research are presented; and designs, evaluation methods, and issues in application of qualitative research to education are discussed. The effects of positivism and the post-positivist era on qualitative research are outlined, and naturalist and positivist approaches are contrasted. Contributions of anthropology, the social survey movement, sociology, and the social upheavals of the 1960's are noted; and the growth of qualitative...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Literature Reviews, Naturalism, Qualitative Research, Research...
This digest focuses on providing the reader several key insights into the change process in higher education by: (1) presenting a common language for organizational change; (2) describing the multidisciplinary research base on change; (3) highlighting the distinct characteristics of higher education institutions and how this might influence the change process; (4) reviewing models and concepts of organizational change derived within higher education, comparing and contrasting different...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Change, Educational Research, Higher Education, Institutional...
This report, the second annual report of the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) system's current 5-year contract, shows the progress laboratories have made in meeting regional challenges and establishing national leadership in critical areas. The report also illustrates who the labs are using research and development to gain knowledge about how to stimulate learning, improve educational systems, and change policies and practices for the better. Following an introduction, the report opens...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Educational Change, Educational Research,...
To get an impression of the quality of educational research in the Netherlands, 55 paper proposals accepted by the Paper Committee of the Educational Research Day 1974 were evaluated. Each of the 204 judges evaluated two randomly assigned proposals on 27 characteristics. These characteristics were an extension of the instrument used by a committee of the American Educational Research Association in a similar study. The proposals showed a number of specific shortcomings. The general impression...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation, Foreign Countries,...
Described is a computer program written in FORTRAN IV which offers considerable flexibility in generating simulated data pertinent to education and educational psychology. The user is allowed to specify the number of samples, data sets, and variables, together with the population means, standard deviations and intercorrelations. In addition the format and method of data output may be specified. (WBC)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Educational Psychology, Educational...
The current lifelong learning movement, the new force toward global education, owes much to the League of Nations and the United Nations that sponsored an expanded multiracial "polis." Its philosophical foundations go back, however, to ancient China, India, and especially Greece, where philosophers and scientists got their creative stimulus from the environment of the polis. In Greece the ideals of lifelong learning were first fully expressed in the concept of paideia, an educational...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research,...
This instrument for describing writing is designed for use by teachers and researchers at the secondary and college levels. The two main sections are an outline of the complete instrument and the instrument itself. Various categories of the instrument can be used to describe general, descriptive, and explanatory prose; other categories are related to the writing process, writing behavior, and the written product. For most categories, examples are given and the author is cited. The instrument is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Higher Education, Instrumentation, Prose, Secondary Education,...
Reported is an evaluation of Project ICE conducted in the state of Wisconsin in 1974-75. Project ICE is a five year environmental education project located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and funded by the State of Wisconsin under ESEA Title III. Begun in 1970, the project has developed a series of Supplementary Curriculum Guides for all subjects and all grades, K-12 based on twelve environmental concepts. Each lesson identifies a major concept, provides behavioral objectives, suggests instructional or...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Environment,...
This five-part report was prepared by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Role and Status of Women of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Part 1 presents the committee resolutions recommended for adoption by AERA. Part 2 reports on the participation of women in the educational research community, and includes: a historical survey of women's participation in AERA activities; a demographic survey of the total membership conducted during 1975; and a sample survey of women and men which...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administration, Committees, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Employed...
This publication provides abstracts of papers presented at the 50th annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching held in Cincinnati, Ohio March 22-24, 1977. The entries represent a wide range of topics in the field of science education. Topics include instruction, teacher education, learning, enrollments, concept development, scientific literacy, teacher behavior, and curriculum. (RH)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Conference Reports, Conferences, Educational Research, Elementary...
This study investigated the directionality of the relationship between self-esteem and reading achievement in 286 students in Lynchburg, Virginia. During the first year of the three-year study, subjects were fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and the SRA Achievement Series subscales were administered; sex and age variables were statistically controlled. Analysis of data revealed that self-esteem was predominant over reading comprehension both congruously and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Reading...
Using enrollment decline cases for data, the case survey method analyzes the content of case studies, thus allowing data from various cases to be aggregated and researchers to overcome constraints on data collection. The analyst uses six steps in this method in reviewing the case literature: (1) definition of the unit of analysis, (2) identification of case search strategy and case sources, (3) actual case search and selection, (4) checklist development, (5) checklist application to the cases,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Case Studies, Declining Enrollment, Educational Research, Meta Analysis, Research...
The issue of problem awareness and problem definition is discussed in this occasional paper. It is proposed that a problem can be defined as one of four instances of indeterminancy: anomaly, unverified fact, uncharted area, or conflicting evidence; further, for each of these categories, three levels of problems are seen to exist: (1) what variables are involved; (2) what is their nature; and (3) what are their cause/effect relationships. Three techniques are explained for delineating problems:...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Educational Research, Fundamental Concepts,...
The technique of causal modeling as applied to theoretical constructs in teacher education is demonstrated. The abstract principles of causality are explained, and are applied to various educational research needs. An example is made using data collected from a sample of 44 secondary level students who participated in a one semester student teaching program at Texas A and M University. Diagrams and statistical information are included. (LH)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Models, Research Needs, Research Utilization, Student Teacher...
Questions and issues surrounding ethnographic research in educational settings are discussed from the viewpoint of the research manager responsible for directing large-scale research projects. The parts of an ethnographic study include: (1) conceptualizing the research project and determining if ethnographic methods are called for; (2) recruiting and training ethnographers (i.e., field workers); (3) negotiating ethnographers' presence on-site; (4) maintaining communication and coordination...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Elementary Secondary Education,...
Eighty-six instructors of business communication at four-year institutions responded to a survey designed to determine (1) who teaches business communication, (2) what courses were offered, (3) which departments offered business communication courses, (4) class sizes, (5) number of assignments given, (6) number of instructors involved in publishing and consulting, and (7) the qualifications of business communication instructors. The subjects were chosen randomly from the membership list of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Business Communication, Educational Research, Higher Education, Occupational Surveys,...
Four tasks believed to assess different subskills of word decoding were administered to 87 kindergarten subjects after determining their ability to decode novel word forms. The four tasks included visual-aural recognition, aural-aural recognition, visual-oral production, and aural-oral production. Subjects were grouped into high, middle, and low ability decoders, and the relationship between these groups and task performance was assessed. The results showed that while high ability decoders can...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Decoding (Reading), Educational Research, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education,...
This study attempted to clarify the structure of mathematical abilities through reanalysis of 48 factor-analytic studies. The factors were compared in six families: General, Numerical, Reasoning, Spatial, Verbal, and Mathematical. Eleven data sets were reanalyzed, with principal factor analysis followed by graphical rotation to oblique, simple structure. Higher-order analyses followed the same procedure; the entire structure was then orthogonalized and the results compared to each other and to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cognitive Ability, Educational Research, Factor Analysis, Intelligence, Mathematics...
This paper addresses several issues in quantitative research that educational researchers should examine with more care. While the purposes of experimentation is to determine causality, the study of causal relations is difficult and problematic. Computational and conceptual errors in statistical analysis seem limited only by the creativity of the researcher. The problem of evidence that contradicts theory is too often solved by throwing out the data or renaming the facts. While researchers have...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Research...
A report is given of a major study on effective staff development and its role in school improvement efforts. A review of research literature identified key process variables that foster effective staff development activities within successful school or district change efforts. Questions guiding the review of research included: (1) What processes (factors) were described and discussed in research studies on staff development and school improvement? (2) How were such factors significant in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Change Strategies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Program...
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