Delimiting the Problem of Generalizability of Research Results: An Example from a Trend Study of a Citizenship Education Project.

Napier, John D.; Grant, Evelyn T.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Delimiting the Problem of Generalizability of Research Results: An Example from a Trend Study of a Citizenship Education Project.

Napier, John D.; Grant, Evelyn T.

Theory and Research in Social Education, v12 n3 p17-34 Fall 1984

How social studies researchers can use National Assessment of Educational Progress Public Use Data File tapes to delimit the problem of generalizability of research results is described. An example using data from a trend study of a citizenship education project is used to demonstrate the procedure. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Participant Characteristics, Quasiexperimental Design, Research Design, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sampling, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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