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Simpson, Adrian – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2018
Ainsworth et al.'s paper "Sources of Bias in Outcome Assessment in Randomised Controlled Trials: A Case Study" examines alternative accounts for a large difference in effect size between 2 outcomes in the same intervention evaluation. It argues that the probable explanation relates to masking: Only one outcome measure was administered by…
Descriptors: Statistical Bias, Randomized Controlled Trials, Effect Size, Outcome Measures
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Collins, Kathleen M.; Connor, David; Ferri, Beth; Gallagher, Deborah; Samson, Jennifer F. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2016
In this article, we critically review the work of Morgan et al. (2015) and offer Disability Studies in Education (DSE) as an alternative conceptualization to traditional research within special education. We first unpack many of Morgan et al.'s (2015) assumptions, which are grounded in deficit discourses about children, family structures, economic…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Educational Research, Misconceptions
James, Katherine – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2003
Environmental education research designs will either exclude or include voices outside the dominant culture. Examining the questions we ask and the data collection techniques we use may enable us to design research that is more sensitive to marginalized voices. This article puts forward several methodological considerations that either draw out…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Sampling
Agyeman, Julian – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2003
Racial and cultural diversity issues have been a source of some interest amongst outdoor and environmental educators. Early research was framed in terms of the "under-participation" of people of colour, which led to the development of ethnocentric and methodologically problematical "marginality" and "ethnicity"…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Participatory Research, Environmental Education, Research Methodology