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Ma, Kang; McMaugh, Anne; Cavanagh, Michael – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2022
Teacher self-efficacy (TSE) is one important construct in teacher education research and malleable at early career stages before becoming resistant to change once established. Longitudinal research plays an essential role in capturing TSE changes and although it has been claimed to be lacking, no systematic methodological review of these studies…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Literature Reviews, Beginning Teachers, Self Efficacy
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Creamer, Elizabeth; Edwards, Cherie – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2019
Little attention has been paid to the processes that are involved in making sense of the role dissonance between sources of data has played in the development of theoretical insight. This methodologically oriented investigation considers an unusual set of case exemplars that used mixed methods and dialogic forms of mixing in ways that produced…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Theories, Differences, Information Sources
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Hannes, Karin; Petry, Katja; Heyvaert, Mieke – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2018
The present article focuses on the meta-aggregative approach to qualitative evidence synthesis. Originally developed in Australia by the Joanna Briggs Institute, it mirrors the review process for reviews of effectiveness outlined by the international Cochrane and Campbell Collaboration, while remaining sensitive to the specific characteristics of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship
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Headley, Marcia Gail; Swoboda, Christopher M.; Foote, Lori – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016
"What works" policies are the latest incarnation of best practices in educational research. Instituted by various organisations internationally, they define what kind of research counts as "evidence" for reform-oriented decision-making. While some countries rely on systematic analyses and meta-analyses, the U.S. favours primary…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Educational Research, Mathematics Education, Educational Policy
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Hansen, Michael – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016
Citations have a central role in the dynamic process of knowledge development and as measures of research performance--yet little is known about their role in educational research or the qualities they are assumed to measure. Based on a citation context analysis, this study shows how a paradigmatic reference within classroom research has been used…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citation Analysis, Citations (References), Educational Research
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Wyatt, Mark – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2014
Various commentators have argued for years that the study of teachers' self-efficacy (TSE) beliefs, largely dominated by quantitative research methodologies, has been confused. Contentious issues include the very conceptualization of these beliefs, how they are defined and accessed through research and how the research is used. One of the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes, Reflection, Teacher Education