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Educational research is research conducted to investigate behavioral patterns in pupils, students, teachers and other participants in schools and other educational institutions. Such research is often conducted by examining work products such as documents and standardized test results.
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Qualitative research is a field of inquiry applicable to many disciplines and subject matters.[1] Qualitative researchers aim to gather an in-depth understanding of human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior. The qualitative method investigates the why and how of decision making, not just what, where, when. Hence, smaller but focused samples are more often needed, rather than large random samples. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research
Quantitative research is the systematic scientific investigation of quantitative properties and phenomena and their relationships. The objective of quantitative research is to develop and employ mathematical models, theories and/or hypotheses pertaining to natural phenomena. The process of measurement is central to quantitative research because it provides the fundamental connection between empirical observation and mathematical expression of quantitative relationships. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_research
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The Chalkboard Project aims to help create a more informed and engaged public that understands and addresses the tough choices and trade-offs required to build strong schools. Read our reports and issue papers to learn more about the state of Oregon's schools and research supported proposals to raise student achievement.
"Reports" are the findings of research into the current state of K-12 education in Oregon.
"Issue Papers" are focused on a particular issue and provide research-based suggestions and proposals for how improve K-12 schools in Oregon. http://www.chalkboardproject.org/research-reports/reports.php
This School Works for Me: A Guide for America's Leaders
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Published: January 2010
Shares promising strategies for raising high school graduation rates, with a focus on how district leaders and decision makers can identify at-risk students, implement interventions, and offer a mix of options and programs that expands college readiness.
Publication Type: Toolkit
PubHub Link(24 pages; 6.02MB; PDF)
http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/pubhub/pubhub_item.jhtml?id=fdc98200011
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Our Voices Our Schools: Annual Condition of K-12 Education in Oregon
Read Chalkboard's reports to the Oregon community on the condition of K-12 education.
http://www.chalkboardproject.org/research-reports/reports.php
Small Schools, BIG IMPACT
The Changing Landscape of High School Achievement
The Oregon Small Schools Initiative, the largest high school reform demonstration project in Oregon history, aims to address graduation rates and student achievement by creating small high schools characterized by:
• rigor in the classroom instruction,
• coursework with a high degree of relevance, and
• meaningful relationships.
This preliminary report explores encouraging early outcomes of the Initiative, including quantifiable results and examples of successful practices. In 2009-2010, the final funding year of the Initiative, expanded analysis will continue to reveal trends in student achievement. Additional data and reports will be made available online as open source. For a full report, click here.
Transforming the High School Experience
This report presents encouraging findings from an unusually large and rigorous study, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, of the effects of SSCs on students’ academic achievement in high school.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Pages/transforming-high-school-experience.aspx
Education Research+standards in field
Education Research Associations:
- American Education Research Association
- British Educational Research Association
- Canadian Society for the Study of Education
- All India Association for Educational Research
Educational Research Centers and Institutes
- Labour India Educational Research Centre
- Wisconsin Center for Education Research
- New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz
- Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education
- The ECRA Institute - Advancing Knowledge Through Research
- Brookings Institution Brown Center on Education
- Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Institute
- Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
- WestEd
Education Research+Attached Documents
The 12th annual edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts: Oregon Report (PDF)
The 12th annual edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts: Washington Report (PDF)
