Educational Research: Some Basic Concepts and Terminology
Quantitative research methods in educational planning
Series editor: Kenneth N.Ross
Module
T. Neville Postlethwaite Institute of Comparative Education University of Hamburg
Educational research: some basic concepts and terminology
1
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning
Quantitative research methods in educational planning
These modules were prepared by IIEP staff and consultants to be used in training workshops presented for the National Research Coordinators who are responsible for the educational policy research programme conducted by the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ). The publication is available from the following two Internet Websites: http://www.sacmeq.org and http://www.unesco.org/iiep.
International Institute for Educational Planning/UNESCO 7-9 rue Eugène-Delacroix, 75116 Paris, France Tel: (33 1) 45 03 77 00 Fax: (33 1 ) 40 72 83 66 e-mail: information@iiep.unesco.org IIEP web site: http://www.unesco.org/iiep
September 2005 © UNESCO
The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout the publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning its frontiers or boundaries. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from UNESCO (International Institute for Educational Planning).
Graphic design: Sabine Lebeau Typesetting: Sabine Lebeau Printed in IIEP’s printshop
Module 1
Educational research: some basic concepts and terminology
Content
1. Introduction 2. Types of educational research 3. Three types of research questions in educational planning
Descriptive questions Correlational questions Causal questions
1 2 6
6 8 9
Series editor: Kenneth N.Ross
Module
T. Neville Postlethwaite Institute of Comparative Education University of Hamburg
Educational research: some basic concepts and terminology
1
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning
Quantitative research methods in educational planning
These modules were prepared by IIEP staff and consultants to be used in training workshops presented for the National Research Coordinators who are responsible for the educational policy research programme conducted by the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ). The publication is available from the following two Internet Websites: http://www.sacmeq.org and http://www.unesco.org/iiep.
International Institute for Educational Planning/UNESCO 7-9 rue Eugène-Delacroix, 75116 Paris, France Tel: (33 1) 45 03 77 00 Fax: (33 1 ) 40 72 83 66 e-mail: information@iiep.unesco.org IIEP web site: http://www.unesco.org/iiep
September 2005 © UNESCO
The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout the publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning its frontiers or boundaries. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from UNESCO (International Institute for Educational Planning).
Graphic design: Sabine Lebeau Typesetting: Sabine Lebeau Printed in IIEP’s printshop
Module 1
Educational research: some basic concepts and terminology
Content
1. Introduction 2. Types of educational research 3. Three types of research questions in educational planning
Descriptive questions Correlational questions Causal questions
1 2 6
6 8 9