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: Duran, R. P., Eisenhart, M. A., Erickson, F. D., Grant, C. A., Green, J. L., Hedges, L. V., ... & Schneider, B. L. (2006). Standards for Reporting on Empirical Social Science Research in AERA Publications American Educational Research Association. Educational Researcher, 35(6), 33-40.
Summary: The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is pleased to provide guidelines for reporting on empirical social science research in AERA publications. These guidelines apply to reports of education research grounded in the empirical traditions of the social sciences. They cover, but are not limited to, what are commonly called qualitative and quantitative methods. Other forms of scholarship equally important to education research include reviews of research; theoretical, conceptual, or methodological essays; critiques of research traditions and practices; and scholarship more grounded in the humanities (e.g., history, philosophy, literary analysis, arts-based inquiry). The latter forms of scholarship are beyond the scope of this document.
Questions to Consider:
1. Identify the two overarching principles discussed in the text.
2. What are reporting standards and how do they apply to educational research?
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Article 2: Peugh, J. L., & Enders, C. K. (2004). Missing data in educational research: A review of reporting practices and suggestions for improvement. Review of Educational Research, 74(4), 525-556.
Summary: In this article, the authors discuss Missing data analyses and how it has received considerable recent attention in the methodological literature, and two “modern” methods, multiple imputation and maximum likelihood estimation, are recommended.. The results indicated that explicit discussions of missing data increased substantially between 1999 and 2003, but the use of maximum likelihood estimation or multiple imputation was rare; the studies relied almost exclusively on listwise and pairwise deletion.
Questions to Consider:
1. What are the goals of this article and how do the authors plan on accomplishing those goals?
2. Compare and contrast the traditional missing data techniques identified in the article.
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Article 3: Sandelowski, M. & Barroso, J. (2003). Writing the Proposal for a Qualitative Research Methodology Project. Qualitative Health Research, 13(6), 781-820.
Summary: In this article, the authors address the challenge of writing a proposal for a qualitative research methodology. Appealing qualitative research proposals adhere to principles that engage writers and readers in an informative and mutually respectful interaction.
Questions to Consider:
1. Identify two examples of qualitative metasyntheses. Why are these important?
2. What are the limits of this study, as defined by the authors?