You are here

Home » Content

THEORETICAL BASE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS ANDBASIC ELEMENTS OF RESEARCH DESIGN

Journal Name:

  • Review Of Research

Publication Year:

  • 2013
Author Name
Bookmark/Search this post with
Abstract (Original Language): 
In an ideal world, educational research has a vital role to play in the improvement of education, whether this be in the development of theory to better explain why things occur the way they do in particular learning situations, or stimulating ideas for innovative practices, or developing new procedures and materials to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of instruction. Educational research also has the role of providing attested information to improve the quality of decision-making for educational policy. This happens all too rarely, for reasons which will be explained in this paper. Policy decisions are often taken in the absence of good research, and sometimes in spite of the findings of available research. Furthermore, creating a well-researched policy does not mean taking any action on that policy. But at least it is a beginning. It is the objective of this paper to assist researchers to interact with policy makers in fruitful ways, so that gaps are bridged and research results made available in forms which are helpful to al l.
FULL TEXT (PDF): 
PDF icon arastirmax-theoretical-base-educational-research-questions-andbasic-elements-research-design.pdf
  • 4
1
17
  • English

REFERENCES

References: 

Husén, Torsten and Maurice Kogan (eds) (1984). Educational Research and Policy: How do they Relate?
Oxford, Pergamon Press.
Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer and John B. Willett (1990). By Design: Planning Research on Higher
Education. Cambridge, Harvard University Press.
Livingstone, Ian D. (1985). Standards, National: Monitoring. International Encyclopaedia of Education.
Oxford, Pergamon Press.
Livingstone, Ian D., Barry Eagle and John Laurie (1988). The Computer as a Diagnostic Tool in
Mathematics. Study 13 of the Evaluation of Exploratory Studies in Educational Computing. Wellington,
New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Livingstone, Ian D. (1990). Assessment for What? The Director's Commentary in Fifty Fifth Annual
Report. Wellington, New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Nisbet, John and Patricia Broadfoot (1980). The Impact of Research on Policy and Practice in Education.
Aberdeen, Aberdeen University Press.
Nisbet, John and Stanley Nisbet (eds) (1985). Research, Policy and Practice. World Yearbook of Education
1985. London, Kogan Page.
Postlethwaite, T.N. and K.N. Ross (1986). Indonesia: Joint Assignment Report. Office of Educational and
Cultural Research and Development, Ministry of Education and Culture, Jakarta.
Ross, Kenneth (1985). The Measurement of Disadvantage. set No.1, Item 3. Wellington, New Zealand
Council for Educational Research.
Ross, Kenneth N. and Lars Mählck (eds) (1990). Planning the Quality of Education: The Collection and
Use of Data for Informed Decision-Making. Paris, UNESCO/International Institute for Educational
Planning.
Ross, Kenneth N. (1990). The potential contribution of research to educational policies for the poor in Asia.
Prospects, Vol XX, No.4.
Travers, Kenneth J. and Ian Westbury (eds) (1989). The IE A Study of Mathematics I: Analysis of
Mathematics Curricula. Oxford, Pergamon Press, for the International Association for [the Evaluation of]
Educational Achievement.
Tuckman, Bruce W. (1988). Conducting Educational Research. Third edition. London, Harcourt, Brace
Jovanovich.
Wallen, N.E. (1974). Educational Research: A Guide to the Process. Belmont, California, Wadsworth, pp.1-
2.
Weiss, Carol (ed) (1977). Using Social Research in Public Policy-Making. Lexington Books, Lexington,
Mass.
Weiss, Carol (1979). The many meanings of research utilization. Public Administration Review, Sept/Oct,
pp.426-431.
Wylie, Cathy (1990). The Impact of "Tomorrow's Schools" in Primary Schools and Intermediates: 1990
Survey Report. Wellington, New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Thank you for copying data from http://www.arastirmax.com