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Download full textFoundation for Child Development, 2020
As the number of publicly funded early childhood education (ECE) programs increases, policymakers will need empirical evidence to justify the taxpayer investment. Such justification will require a stronger understanding of the essential components of an ECE program's design, as well as solid evidence on which components, or constellations of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Research Utilization, Outcomes of Education, Educational Research
Direct linkRizvi, Sadaf, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This book provides an original perspective on a range of controversial issues in educational and social research through case studies of multi-disciplinary and mixed-method research involving children, teachers, schools and communities in Europe and the developing world. These case studies from researchers "across continents" and…
Descriptors: Siblings, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Private Schools, Educational Research
Gacitua-Mario, Estanislao, Ed.; Wodon, Quentin, Ed. – 2001
This report consists of a collection of case studies from Latin America combining qualitative and quantitative research methods for the analysis of poverty within a social exclusion framework. The first chapter provides an overview of the differences between quantitative and qualitative methods, and the gains from using both types of methods in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques
Ballantine, Jeanne H., Ed.; Spade, Joan Z., Ed. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2007
This third edition, now published by Pine Forge Press, features original readings and article excerpts by leaders in the area of Sociology of Education. With a wide array of theoretical perspectives, a broad range of respected sources, and inclusion of both classic and contemporary studies, this comprehensive, integrated text addresses key issues…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Class Size
Hatch, J. Amos, Ed. – 1995
This book consists of a set of studies and essays that represent the best work being done in the area of qualitative research in early childhood settings (children from birth to about age 8). Research in this area involves studies of young children in educational contexts, day care, and preschool settings. The Introduction, "Qualitative…
Descriptors: Action Research, Child Caregivers, Classroom Research, Cross Cultural Studies
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1996
This volume contains 10 papers on higher education theory and research. "Variation Among Academic Disciplines: Analytical Frameworks and Research" (John M. Braxton and Lowell L. Hargens) reviews work on disciplinary differences and proposed conceptual schemes for explaining these differences. "Public Policy and Public Trust: The Use…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, Doctoral Programs, Educational Finance
