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Roulston, Kathryn – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2014
Qualitative researchers have for some time followed recommendations to analyze both "how" interview data are generated in addition to "what" is discussed. Yet little has been written about the challenges of representing these sorts of analyses. This paper discusses the challenges of presenting methodological analyses of…
Descriptors: Interviews, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Evaluation Methods
Mandinach, Ellen B.; Gummer, Edith S. – WestEd, 2012
There's much talk about using data to inform education decision-making, both in and beyond the classroom. This paper examines the landscape of data literacy, based on a meeting in May 2012 which brought together the foremost researchers and professional development providers in the field of data-driven decision-making in education. The meeting…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Data Analysis, Faculty Development, Data
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Carlson, Julie A. – Qualitative Report, 2010
Due to the variations of design and protocol in qualitative inquiry, researchers may inadvertently create problems for themselves in terms of the trustworthiness of their research. Miscommunication between participants and researchers can especially arise from the unique and unpredictable nature of human dynamics. In this paper I contend that such…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Researchers, Credibility, Inquiry
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Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Lester, Jaime; Cypers, Scott J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
While community colleges serve as a postsecondary entry point for many "at-risk" students, not many who enroll will be ready or able to participate in college level courses on entry. Statistically, large numbers of community college students require college remediation, and only a handful are able to successfully emerge from the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, At Risk Students, Remedial Instruction, Mathematics Anxiety
Kugle, Cherry; Smith, Nancy – Data Quality Campaign, 2008
The Data Quality Campaign is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve the collection, availability and use of high-quality education data and to implement state longitudinal data systems to improve student achievement. The campaign aims to provide tools and resources that will assist state development…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Data Collection, Databases, Higher Education
Kugle, Cherry; Smith, Nancy – Data Quality Campaign, 2006
The Data Quality Campaign is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve the collection, availability and use of high-quality education data and to implement state longitudinal data systems to improve student achievement. The campaign aims to provide tools and resources that will assist state development…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement