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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Non-Chinese Researchers Conducting Research in Chinese Cultures: Critical Reflections
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Katyal, Kokila Roy; King, Mark Edward – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2014
This paper addresses some fundamental methodological and ethical issues confronting non-Chinese researchers undertaking research in Hong Kong Chinese society. Among other things, it considers problems pertaining to data collection, the challenges of data interpretation, and the implication that this has for research. Whilst the issues are by no…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Researchers, Confucianism, Educational Research
Gate-Keeping and the Ambiguities in the Nature of "Informed Consent" in Confucian Societies
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Katyal, Kokila Roy – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2011
Scholars of international and comparative education have long endorsed the importance of context in conducting research. In this paper, I expand upon the theme to argue that just as educational policies and practices may be compromised in the process of transfer, so too may the research methodology used to draw inferences fail to resonate from one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Confucianism