SAGE Journal Articles
SAGE Journal Articles combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.
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Article 1: Erickson, F., & Gutierrez, K. (2002). Comment: Culture, rigor, and science in educational research. Educational Researcher, 31(8), 21-24.
Summary: In this article the authors argue that both the Feuer, Towne, and Shavelson article and the larger National Research Council (NRC) report on which it is based must be understood in the context of current federal discourse that focuses narrowly on experimentally derived causal explanations of educational program effectiveness.
Questions to Consider:
1. Identify the consequences of not challenging the “white coat” notion of science.
2. What is Hume’s successionist view and how does it apply to the author’s critique?
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Article 2: Pataki, G. (2015). Novel forms of research governance and their possible impact on the future of educational research. European Educational Research Journal, 14(1), 56-64.
Summary: This article sets out to contribute to the current debate on the transformation of educational research with regard to global transitions and challenges. The paper addresses one particular dimension of current educational research – that of the mechanisms by which transnational research operates within the European Educational Research space.
Questions to Consider:
1. How does the future of educational research in Europe compare to that of the United States?
2. Do you believe that this research is applicable to the U.S.?
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Article 3: Rich, J. D., Fullard, W., & Overton, W. (2011). The relationship between deductive reasoning ability, test anxiety, and standardized test scores in a latino sample. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 33(2), 261-277.
Summary: This article discusses the findings of a study that examine the development of deductive reasoning across adolescence, and the relation of reasoning to test anxiety and standardized test scores.
Questions to Consider:
1. What is deductive reasoning? How crucial is it to the research process?
2. What are the developmental theories of deductive reasoning and how do they apply to the study’s findings?