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“If we knew what it was we
were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”
Einstein
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Definition: "Educational
research is
research
conducted to investigate
behavioral
patterns in pupils, students, teachers and other participants
in schools and other educational institutions. Such research
is often conducted by examining work products such as
documents and
standardized test
results.
The
methods of educational research are derived chiefly from the
social sciences,
and in particular from
psychology."
Source Wikipedia
American Education Research
Association An organization
concerned with improving the educational process by
encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and
by promoting the dissemination ...
Eric-Educational Research Search a bibliographic
database of more than 1.1 million citations on education
topics going back to 1966. Over 100000 full text
available for free
Free Education Research This site is intended to
be a beginning point for research by parents, educators,
state and federal staff members, and other interested
parties into a wide range of issues involving
disabilities and disability law.
Higher Education Research
Institute
The Institute serves
as an interdisciplinary center for research, evaluation,
information, policy studies, and research training in
postsecondary education.
National Home Education Research
Institute The National Home
Education Research Institute's mission is to: Produce
high-quality research, serve as a clearinghouse of
research for the public, ...
International Education Research
Foundation
IERF's mission is to
research and disseminate information on world
educational systems and to facilitate the integration of
individuals educated outside the United States into the
U.S. educational environment and work force.
National Foundation for
Educational Research (UK)
Ever since 1946 we have been
working to equip decision makers, managers and
practitioners with the most innovative thinking,
practical research and responsive assessment programs to
underpin the drive towards excellence in education and
lifelong learning.
WestEd Success for every learner
is our goal at WestEd. A nonprofit research,
development, and service agency, WestEd enhances and
increases education and human development within
schools, families, and communities. And though we know
our goal of success is ambitious, it is also within
reach. We have been making great strides toward reaching
it for over 40 years.
Wisconsin Center for Education
Research
Under the direction of Adam Gamoran,
the Wisconsin Center for Education Research is one of
the oldest, largest, and most productive education
research centers in the world. A part of the University
of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Education, WCER
provides a productive environment where some of the
country's leading scholars conduct basic and applied
education research. The WCER roster includes research
centers and projects that are currently investigating a
variety of topics in education.
Branches
There are two branches of educational research,
Qualitative and Quantitative.
Qualitative Research Methodology- "Qualitative research is one of the two major approaches
to
research methodology
in
social sciences.
Qualitative research involves an indepth understanding
of
human behaviour
and the
reasons
that govern human behaviour. Unlike
quantitative research,
qualitative research relies on reasons behind various
aspects of
behaviour.
Simply put, it investigates the why and how of
decision making,
as compared to what, where, and when of quantitative
research. Hence, the need is for smaller but focused
samples
rather than large
random samples.
From which, qualitative research categorizes data into
patterns as the primary basis for organizing and
reporting results."
Source:
Wikipedia
Basic Business Research Methods General Information and
Resources. resources for qualitative researchers · an
online tutorial about social science research methods
...
Qualitative Measures
Qualitative research is a
vast and complex area of methodology that can easily
take up whole textbooks on its own. The purpose of this
section is to introduce you to the idea of qualitative
research (and how it is related to quantitative
research) and give you some orientation to the major
types of qualitative research data, approaches and
methods.
Qualitative Research in
Information Systems
Welcome to the ISWorld
Section on Qualitative Research in Information Systems
(IS). This section aims to provide qualitative
researchers in IS - and those wanting to know how to do
qualitative research - with useful information on the
conduct, evaluation and publication of qualitative
research.
Quantitative, Positivist Research
Methods in
Information Systems
Welcome to the section on
Quantitative, Positivist Research (QPR) Methods in
Information Systems (IS). This section attempts to
address the needs of quantitative, positivist
researchers in IS – both seasoned veterans, and those
just beginning to learn to use these methods...
Quantitative Research
Quantitative research
incorporates the statistical (how many?) element,
designed to quantify the extent to which a target group
are aware of, think this, believe that or are inclined
to behave in a certain way.
Resources
Branches
Qualitative Research Methodology- "Qualitative research is one of the two major approaches
to
Quantitative
Research Methodology-Quantitative
research is the
systematic