Showing papers on "Secondary research published in 1978"

Nursing Research: Principles and Methods

Abstract: Part I:The Scientific Research Process Introduction to Nursing Research Overview of the Research Process Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses Part II:Contexts for Nursing Research The Knowledge Context:Literature Reviews Conceptual and Theoretical Contexts The Ethical Context of Nursing Research Part III:Designs for Nursing Research Selecting a Research Design Research Design for Quantitative Studies Research Control in Quantitative Research Qualitative Research Design and Approaches Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Designs Sampling Designs Part IV:Measurement and Data Collection Designing and Implementing a Data Collection Plan Self-Reports Observational Methods Biophysiologic and Other Data Collection Methods Assessing Data Quality Part IV:The Analysis of Research Data Quantitative Analysis:Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics Multivariate Statistical Procedures Designing and Implementing a Quantitative Analysis Strategy The Analysis of Qualitative Data Computers and Nursing Research Part VI:Communication in the Research Process Writing a Research Report Evaluating Research Reports Utilization of Nursing Research Writing a Research Proposal Index

How Effective Are Alternative Schools?--A Review of Recent Evaluations and Reports.

Abstract: The past decade has witnessed the emergence of thousands of public and nonpublic schools purporting to be alternatives to conventional educational institutions. The development of these alternative schools has been discussed elsewhere.1 Books and articles have been written describing particular alternatives2 and examining features of their organization.3 What remains to be researched in a systematic manner is the effectiveness of these innovative schools.

Interpreting Educational Research

Abstract: This article is intended to help educators who have had a minimum of training in research and statistics to understand statistical research articles, and to extract from them ideas and concepts relevant to their own particular situations.

Documentation: A Functional Rationale

Abstract: This article describes a practical rationale for the use of documentation in technical or business reports and articles based on a definition of documentation which emphasizes its role in providing support for theses. Stressing the “evidential” aspect of documentation, and the importance of “verifiability,” the article shows how the concept of documentation is relevant to both primary and secondary research reporting. Advantages which follow from this approach are pointed out. The approach described is one formulated for and currently being used in technical and business writing courses at Auburn University.