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ERIC Number: ED242797
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1984-Apr-24
Pages: 9
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Some Important Changes in Educational Research Methods over the Past 20 Years.
Borg, Walter R.
By comparing the first and fourth editions of a research methods text, the author identifies and discusses some major changes in educational research metholodogy that have occurred over the past 20 years. Some of the changes relate to ethics and legal constraints in conducting research, research and development, evaluation research, the availability of computerized literature searching, meta-analysis, new analysis methods, non-parametric statistics, observation, and research design. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods, Legal Responsibility, Meta Analysis, Nonparametric Statistics, Online Systems, Research and Development, Research Design, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (68th, New Orleans, LA, April 23-27, 1984).