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ERIC Number: EJ644881
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Tips for Readers of Research: Beware of the "Classic Study."
Bracey, Gerald W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v83 n8 p642-43 Apr 2002
Advises readers to exercise caution when interpreting the results of so-called"classic studies," such as Hawthorne study; discusses results of study by Jaekyung Lee published in the January/February 2002 issue of "Educational Researcher" that found the achievement gap between white students and black and Hispanic students widened in the 1990s after narrowing in the 1970s and 1980s. (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic American Students, Research Methodology, Scores
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hawthorne Effect