Empirical Methods for Evaluating Educational Interventions (Educational Psychology)
Contributors: Gary D. Phye (Editor); Daniel H. Robinson (Editor); Joel Levin (Editor)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: March 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780125542579
Subjects: Education; Education / Teaching; Psychology; Educational Psychology; Research; Research & Methodology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology; Developmental - General; Educational evaluation; Educational productivity; Methodology; United States
First sentence: In an article that was instrumental in shaping the focus and form of the present volume, Levin and O'Donnell (1999b; see also Levin, O'Donnell, Kratochwill, 2003; and Levin, in press) provided an indictment of contemporary educational research, as it is typically practiced (by academic researchers) and promoted (by educators and policy makers).