Education about Research

Thinking about Research in Continuing Education: A Meta-theoretical Primer

Every approach to conducting research in continuing education involves background assumptions about the nature of what is being studied, the means through which one can acquire knowledge, and the purpose of the research process itself. Although often not explicitly declared, these assumptions have a significant bearing on the choice of research questions, the methods employed to investigate tho...

Forum: dialogue about dialogue—cogeneration, research and science education

This forum discussion focuses on seven themes drawn from Sonya’’s fascinating paper: the terminology of ‘‘cogenerative dialogues,’’ the roles of participants and their power relations within such dialogues, the use of metaphor and analogy in the paper, science and science education for all students, the ways in which students’’ expectations about learning change in innovative classrooms, teache...

What the Empirical Research Tells Us about Precollege Economic Education

Learning about Education

Learning about Education Limited human capital investment is a common characteristic of low-income countries despite the fact that estimated returns to educational investment in low-income countries are generally higher than in high-income countries. Empirical evidence suggests that income and credit constraints can only account for a small part of this underinvestment. Recent experimental evid...

Research in Echocardiography Education: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

Research in Echocardiography Education: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods