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Download full textAllington, Richard L. – 1998
A study of state educational policymaking revealed a number of instances where assertions have been made about what the "research says" in offering support for particular policies; however, in many of these instances the available research seems to have been distorted or exaggerated in order to better leverage particular policy…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Peer reviewedRosenberg, Edwin; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983
Discusses the "5 percent fallacy," which refers to the number of older people living in institutions at a given time, and the likelihood of an older person dying in an institution. Three articles discuss research methodology, data interpretation, and measuring techniques. (JAC)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Death, Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons
