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Peer reviewedWoodhead, Martin – Oxford Review of Education, 1985
British and U.S. preschool intervention projects are now reporting dramatic long-term follow-up findings that appear to vindicate the claim that preschool can serve as an "innoculation against failure," especially with disadvantaged children. However, important questions remain about the generalizability of these effects in other…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWinch, Christopher – Oxford Review of Education, 1985
Research by Labov dealing with everyday speech and its relation to thinking and reasoning is critiqued, and Cooper's detailed criticism of Labov's research is discussed. Researchers should pay attention to actual speech in settings that are natural, rather than using only quantitative abstractions from artificial and restricted verbal encounters.…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Language Research, Logic
Peer reviewedFogelman, Ken – Oxford Review of Education, 1984
Three British studies recently compared the examination results of pupils from comprehensive schools with those of selective schools. Each study reached somewhat contrasting conclusions. Major differences among the studies are discussed in order to clarify reasons for the contrasting interpretations and to illustrate the major difficulties in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Peer reviewedGray, John; And Others – Oxford Review of Education, 1984
An analysis of data showed that British students in local education authorities which have retained selection to a greater or lesser extent did not achieve better examination results than students in those authorities which have gone fully comprehensive. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedLacey, Colin – Oxford Review of Education, 1984
An examination of the technical and theoretical strengths and weaknesses of three British research studies on the effectiveness of selective and nonselective schooling shows that the reorganization of British schools has not produced the lowering of educational standards that politically motivated groups would like people to believe. (RM)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Peer reviewedClifford, Peter; Heath, Anthony – Oxford Review of Education, 1984
An analysis of three research studies which examined the movement towards comprehensive schooling in Great Britain shows that the answer to the question "has it worked" can be yes or no, depending on the selection of data and of statistical techniques. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedTroyna, Barry – Oxford Review of Education, 1995
Highlights issues and controversies concerning current race-related educational research. Contends that some critics believe research sacrifices empirical objectivity for political goals. Partisan research supporters respond that all research begins with untested assumptions and an acknowledgment of purpose does not signify a skewed methodology.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Bias, Data Interpretation, Educational Research
