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Introduction Pamela Barnhouse Walters Walters, Pamela Barnhouse Annette Lareau Lareau, Annette 1
Pt. I The Politics of Knowledge 15
1 The Politics of Science: Battles for Scientific Authority in the Field of Education Research Pamela Barnhouse Walters Walters, Pamela Barnhouse 17
2 A History of Efforts to Improve the Quality of Federal Education Research: From Gardner's Task Force to the Institute of Education Sciences Maris A. Vinovskis Vinovskis, Maris A. 51
Pt. II Seeking Rigor; Finding Rigor 81
3 Assessing Quality in Educational Journals Barbara Schneider Schneider, Barbara 83
4 Can Non-randomized Studies Provide Evidence of Causal Effects? A Case Study Using the Regression Discontinuity Design Larry V. Hedges Hedges, Larry V. Jennifer Hanis-Martin Hanis-Martin, Jennifer 105
5 Blending Quality and Utility: Lessons Learned from the Education Research Debates Sheri H. Ranis Ranis, Sheri H. 125
Pt. III Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Science and Policy 143
6 Narrow Questions, Narrow Answers: The Limited Value of Randomized Controlled Trials for Education Research Annette Lareau Lareau, Annette 145
7 A Quixotic Quest? Philosophical Issues in Assessing the Quality of Education Research D. C. Phillips Phillips, D. C. 163
8 Education Research That Matters: Influence, Scientific Rigor, and Policymaking Pamela Barnhouse Walters Walters, Pamela Barnhouse Annette Lareau Lareau, Annette 197
Appendix A The Definition of "Scientifically Based Research" in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 221
Appendix B The Definitions of "Scientifically Based Research" in the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 223
Appendix C Mission and Functionsof the Institute of Education Sciences, as Detailed in the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 225
Appendix D Selection from Request for Proposals for Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences, Issued by the Institute of Education Sciences in 2004 227
Notes on Contributors 231
Index 235
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Ian Hulsey
reviewed Education Research on Trial on April 13, 2010
Education Research on Trial
Useful, and surprisingly less dry than most academic, how-to, summary books of its type. Still academic, obviously. If the subject of qualitative research via printed documentation, past and present, interests you, give this one a look. Otherwise, skip it.
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