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Stanley, William B., Ed. – 2001
Social studies is a field struggling to reconcile multiple and, at times, conflicting rationales. The beginning of a century is an appropriate time to reflect on the condition of social studies and to question where the world has been and where it is going. The essays in this collection explore possible answers to these questions as they apply to…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Computers, Global Education, Higher Education
Direct linkSteinberg, Shirley R., Ed.; Cannella, Gaile S., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
This volume of transformed research utilizes an activist approach to examine the notion that nothing is apolitical. Research projects themselves are critically examined for power orientations, even as they are used to address curricular problems and educational or societal issues. Philosophical perspectives that have facilitated an understanding…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Language Usage
Download full textMortensen, Peter, Ed.; Kirsch, Gesa E., Ed. – 1996
Reflecting on the practice of qualitative literacy research, this book presents 14 essays that address the most pressing questions faced by qualitative researchers today: how to represent others and themselves in research narratives; how to address ethical dilemmas in research-participant relations; and how to deal with various rhetorical,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Ethnography
2001
The first of three papers from this symposium, "If We Can't Define HRD in One Country, How Can We Define It in an International Context?" (Gary N. Mc Lean, Laird D. McLean), questions the possibility of defining human resource development (HRD) in a worldwide context. Several factors were found that influence a country's and an individual's…
Descriptors: Definitions, Discourse Analysis, Employment Practices, Global Approach
Burton, Orville Vernon, Ed. – 2002
This book-and-CD package provide a lively, hands-on introduction for teachers and scholars in the humanities and social sciences. New technology is changing the nature of research and teaching in the humanities and social sciences. From specialized online forums to Web-based teaching and distance learning, computers are being used to expand…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Creative Thinking, Data Processing
Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe, Ed.; Shulman, Lee S., Ed. – 1999
This volume provides an overview of the tensions, dilemmas, issues, and possibilities that characterize educational research. The contributions of more than 20 researchers examine the state of educational research, its future directions, and some of the major trends that have affected the field. The contributions are: (1) "An Auspicious Moment for…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Educational Change, Educational Research, Educational Theories
Watson, John E., Ed. – 1982
Eighteen essays are presented by participants at a regional seminar on the training of educational research personnel. Following an introduction which discusses trends and problems in the educational leadership of Asian countries, material is divided into five sections. Section 1, advancing the professionalism of teachers, contains three articles…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Lang, Serge – 1981
In reaction to the 1977 Survey of the American Professoriate by Everett C. Ladd and Seymour Martin Lipset, Serge Lang began a file of letters expressing concern over and opposition to the study. The controversy began when Lang wrote a letter to the researchers expressing his opposition, with copies to members of the academic community,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Educational Research, Higher Education
Conrad, Clifton F., Ed.; Serlin, Ronald C., Ed. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2005
This guide is designed to encourage students, faculty, and policymakers to become more self-reflective in their inquiry. Placing the pursuit of ideas at the epicenter of research, K-12 and higher education scholars advance ideas for enhancing educational inquiry, relying extensively on narratives, vignettes, and examples of key episodes in…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Research Problems, Higher Education, Research Design
Grant, Carl A., Ed. – 1992
This book of collected papers and essays addresses issues of research in multicultural education and aims to facilitate production of this research and to meet the needs of researchers in this area. Part 1, "The Marginalization of Multicultural Discourse," contains three papers on the barriers, needs, and limitations inherent in doing…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Researchers
Mihesuah, Devon A., Ed. – 1998
This anthology provides Native perspectives on the ethics of researching, writing about, and teaching about American Indians, and may be used as a text for discussion in American Indian Studies classes. Leading Native scholars discuss the representativeness of Native informants, the merits of various data collection methods, the role and veracity…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Studies
Bennett, John B., Ed.; Peltason, J. W., Ed. – 1985
Self-regulation within higher education is discussed in 10 chapters. Topics include: self-regulation and institutional relations, academic inquiry and integrity, the American Council on Education's Office on Self-Regulation Initiatives, the relationship between the public and private educational sectors, equity and quality issues, and the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Athletics
Carroll, John B.; And Others – 1984
Seven papers on educational research and educational improvement are presented. Robert Glaser, in the introduction, states that efforts to realize our aspirations for educational change, as well as in the social surroundings and public attitudes that aid school reforms, can be greatly assisted through research. John B. Carroll discusses…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement
Reischmann, Jost, Ed.; Bron, Michal, Jr., Ed.; Jelenc, Zoran, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 24 papers from the 1995 and 1998 International Society for Comparative Adult Education (ISCAE) conferences. The following papers are included: "International and Comparative Adult Education" (Jost Reischmann); "Development and Fundamental Principles of International and Comparative Adult Education"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Comparative Analysis
May, William W., Ed. – 1990
The purpose of this book is to provide a basic resource that defines the ethical issues in higher education and to offer a starting point for means of resolution or policy development in regard to them. Part 1 establishes an interpretive framework for the book in the following papers: "Institutional Culture and Ethics" (David Smith and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Apartheid, Cheating
