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Polanin, Joshua R.; Wilson, Sandra Jo – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the practical methods developed to utilize a dataset consisting of both multivariate and multilevel effect size data. The context for this project is a large-scale meta-analytic review of the predictors of academic achievement. This project is guided by three primary research questions: (1) How do we…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Correlation, Case Studies, Parent Participation
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Rode, Joseph C.; Near, Janet P. – Social Indicators Research
It is widely believed that work attitudes influence attitudes toward life overall. We investigated a multivariate model of work attitudes and overall life attitudes using survey data from two nationally representative (U.S.) data sets, one cross-sectional and one longitudinal. Including a comprehensive set of control variables, we found only weak…
Descriptors: Work Attitudes, Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, Attitudes
Thompson, Bruce – 1994
Dissertations are an important component of the effort to generate knowledge. Thus, dissertation quality may be seen by accreditation and coordinating-board reviewers as a noteworthy reflection on the quality of doctoral programs themselves. The present study reviews methodological errors within Ph.D. dissertations. The illustrative errors are…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies, Doctoral Dissertations, Error Patterns