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Applications of Longitudinal Research to Advance Organizational Theory: A Primer
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Newman, David; Newman, Isadore; Hitchcock, John H. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2016
The purpose of this article is to inform researchers about and encourage the use of longitudinal designs to further understanding of human resource development and organizational theory. This article presents information about a variety of longitudinal research designs, related statistical procedures, and an overview of general data collecting…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Organizational Theories, Labor Force Development, Research Design
Handling Missing Data: Analysis of a Challenging Data Set Using Multiple Imputation
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Pampaka, Maria; Hutcheson, Graeme; Williams, Julian – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016
Missing data is endemic in much educational research. However, practices such as step-wise regression common in the educational research literature have been shown to be dangerous when significant data are missing, and multiple imputation (MI) is generally recommended by statisticians. In this paper, we provide a review of these advances and their…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Error of Measurement, Computation
The Capability Approach and Early Childhood Education Curricula: An Investigation into Teachers' Beliefs and Practices. Arbeit, Bildung & Gesellschaft/Labour, Education & Society. Volume 35
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Potsi, Autoanneta – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2016
This book explores the Capability Approach (CA) as an alternative critical lens through which to regard early childhood education (ECE) curricula. The CA framework is a counter narrative to the narrow instrumentalism that reduces education to a mere process of academic skills acquisition for a future workplace. Primarily the book draws on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Ability, Curriculum Design
Guidebook for Imputation of Missing Data. Technical Report No. 17.
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Wise, Lauress L.; McLaughlin, Donald H. – 1980
This guidebook is designed for data analysts who are working with computer data files that contain records with incomplete data. It indicates choices the analyst must make and the criteria for making those choices in regard to the following questions: (1) What resources are available for performing the imputation? (2) How big is the data file? (3)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Methodologically Based Discrepancies in Compensatory Education Evaluations.
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Trochim, William M.K. – Evaluation Review, 1982
Meta-analysis of Title I program evaluations shows the norm-referenced model overestimates positive effectiveness; while the regression-discontinuity design underestimates it. Potential biases include residual regression artifacts, attrition and time-of-testing problems in the norm-referenced design, and assignment, measurement, and data…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Gun Possession among Massachusetts Batterer Intervention Program Enrollees
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Rothman, Emily F.; Johnson, Renee M.; Hemenway, David – Evaluation Review, 2006
Batterers with access to firearms present a serious lethal threat to their partners. The purpose of this exploratory study is to estimate the prevalence of and risk markers for gun possession among Massachusetts men enrolled in batterer intervention programs. The authors found that 1.8% of the men reported having a gun in or around their home.…
Descriptors: Males, Weapons, Gun Control, Family Violence