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Examples of Various Research Methodologies

Beck, C. L. & Gargiulo, R. M. (1983). Burnout in teachers of retarded and nonretarded children. Journal of Educational Research, 76, 169 -173. Example of Causal Comparative Research.

Hebert, D. J. & Holmes, A. F. (1979). Graduate record examination aptitude test scores as a predictor of graduate grade point average. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 39, 415-419. Example of Correlational Research.

Pajak, E.F & Blase, J.J. (1984). Teachers in bars: From professional to personal self. Sociology of Education, 57, 164-173. Example of Ethnographic Research.

Pate-Bain, H., Achilles, C.M., Boyd-Zaharias, J.B, & McKenna, B. (1992). Class size does make a difference. Phi Delta Kappan, 74(3), 253-256. Example of Evaluation Research.

Picciano, A. G. (1991). Computers, city, and suburb: A study of New York City and Westchester County public schools.The Urban Review, 23(3), 191-206. Example of Descriptive Research.

Picciano, A. G. (1998). Developing an asynchronous course model at a large, urban university. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2(1). http://www.aln.org/alnweb/journal/vol2_issue1/picciano.htm Example of Descriptive Research.

Schnitzer, S. (1993). Designing an authentic assessment. Educational Leadership, 50(7), 32-35. Example of Action Research.

Slavin, R. E. (1979). Effects of biracial learning teams on cross racial friendships. Journal of Educational Psychology, 71, (3), 381-387. Example of Experimental Research.

Walker, E. V. S. (1993). Caswell County Training School, 1933 1969: Relationship between community and school. Harvard Educational Review, 63(2), 161-182. Example of Historical Research.