scholarly journals Quantitative Methods in Comparative Education and Other Disciplines: are they valid?

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 841-858
Author(s):  
Steven J. Klees
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
International Education ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Causal Inferences ◽  
Comparative And International Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Alternative Research ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Abstract1: Comparison is the essence of science and the field of comparative and international education, like many of the social sciences, has been dominated by quantitative methodological approaches. This paper raises fundamental questions about the utility of regression analysis for causal inference. It examines three extensive literatures of applied regression analysis concerned with education policies. The paper concludes that the conditions necessary for regression analysis to yield valid causal inferences are so far from ever being met or approximated that such inferences are never valid. Alternative research methodologies are then briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Comparative Education In Canadian Universities

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Larsen ◽  
Suzanne Majhanovich ◽  
Vandra Masemann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Comparative And International Education ◽  
Current State ◽  
Canadian Higher Education ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
History Of ◽  
Three Stages

The first section of this article provides a brief overview of the field in Canada, and in so doing, demonstrates the broad nature of Comparative Education within the Canadian context. The second section of this article provides an overview of the comparative and international education programmes, specialization areas and courses in Canadian higher education institutions, focusing on three stages in the history of Comparative Education in Canada: the 1950s-1970s (Establishment of Comparative Education); the 1980s -1990s (Fragmentation of Comparative Education); and the 2000s (Broadening Comparative Education). While the focus in this article is on Comparative Education in graduate university programmes, a discussion about Comparative Education in teacher education is also included here. Two tables are presented which summarize changes in the field over the past 50 years and the titles of specific courses related to Comparative Education offered in Canadian universities. A discussion of the current state of Comparative Education in Canadian higher education follows with a few concluding explanatory comments about the current state of the field. Dans la première partie de cet article nous offrons un panorama de ce champ au Canada, et en le faisant, nous démontrons la nature étendue de l'éducation comparée dans le contexte canadien. Dans la deuxième partie, nous donnons un aperçu sur les programmes, les domaines spécialisés, et les cours sur l'éducation comparée et internationale offerts dans les institutions d'études supérieures du Canada. Nous les donnons suivant les trois étapes de l'histoire de l'éducation comparée au Canada: pendant les décennies 1950-1970 (l'établissement de l'éducation comparée); pendant les décennies 1980-1990 (la fragmentation de l'éducation comparée); et dans les années 2000 (l'élargissement de l'éducation comparée). Le but principal de cet article est d'élaborer l'éducation comparée aux programmes d'études supérieures mais nous y parlons aussi de l'éducation comparée dans la formation des enseignants et des enseignantes. Deux tableaux donnent le sommaire des changements dans le domaine pendant les cinquante dernières années et le nom des cours offerts dans les universités canadiennes, ayant un trait spécifique avec l'éducation comparée. Nous présentons aussi l'état actuel de l'éducation comparée enseignée dans les universités canadiennes et terminons par quelques commentaires explicatifs sur l'état actuel de ce domaine d'étude.

scholarly journals Comparative and International Education/Éducation comparée et internationale

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne A. Larsen ◽  
Vanessa R. Sperduti
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Official Journal ◽  
Comparative And International Education ◽  
De Se ◽  
History Of ◽  
Online Format ◽  
Société Canadienne

The first section of this article provides a brief history of Comparative and International Education (CIE), the official journal of the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada, over its almost 50-year history. The second section outlines general characteristics of the journal, including the role of the editors and editorial board, the bilingual nature of the journal, special issues, and book reviews. The article reviews the current general operations associated with the journal, providing details about financial aspects and changes in the production and dissemination processes as it moved from a print to an online format in 2012. Finally, the article recaps some challenges the journal has had and currently faces, as well as aspirations for the future. It demonstrates the resilience of the journal to adapt and notes the commitment of its champions, who have kept it going through challenging times. Keywords  Journal publishing; Bilingual publishing; Editorial process; Knowledge dissemination; Comparative education; International education; Canada Résumé La première partie de ce document présente une brève histoire de la Éducation comparéeet internationale (ECI), la revue officielle de la Société canadienne d’éducation comparée et internationale (SCECI), au cours de ses presque 50 ans d’existence. La deuxième partie est consacrée aux caractéristiques générales de la revue, notamment le rôle des éditeurs et du comité de rédaction, son bilinguisme, ses numéros spéciaux ainsi que les critiques littéraires. Sont examinées les questions générales relatives à la revue en fournissant des éléments d’information sur les aspects financiers et sur les changements apportés aux processus de production et de diffusion de la revue, passée d’un format papier à un format consultable en ligne. Enfin, sont rappelés certains défis que la revue a dû relever et continue à ce jour de relever, ainsi que ses aspirations pour l’avenir. Cet article démontre la capacité d’adaption de la revue et souligne l’engagement de ses champions qui lui ont permis de se maintenir, même en des temps difficiles. Mots clés  Publication de revues; Publication bilingue; Processus éditorial; Diffusion des connaissances; Éducation comparée; Éducation internationale; Canada 

When Natural Experiments Are Neither Natural nor Experiments

2012 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
JASJEET S. SEKHON ◽  
ROCÍO TITIUNIK
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Unbiased Estimate ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Natural Experiments ◽  
Treatment Control ◽  
Causal Inferences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Alternative Research ◽  
Conceptual Difficulties

Natural experiments help to overcome some of the obstacles researchers face when making causal inferences in the social sciences. However, even when natural interventions are randomly assigned, some of the treatment–control comparisons made available by natural experiments may not be valid. We offer a framework for clarifying the issues involved, which are subtle and often overlooked. We illustrate our framework by examining four different natural experiments used in the literature. In each case, random assignment of the intervention is not sufficient to provide an unbiased estimate of the causal effect. Additional assumptions are required that are problematic. For some examples, we propose alternative research designs that avoid these conceptual difficulties.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Profesionalitas Dosen terhadap Capaian Pembelajaran Mahasiswa pada Program Studi Komunikasi dan Penyiaran Islam Fakultas Ushuluddin, Adab dan Dakwah IAIN Samarinda

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Rivai Beta
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Small Contribution ◽  
Study Program ◽  
The Social

This study aimed to look at the lecturers on competency of the the learning outcomes of students in the Communication and Islamic Broadcasting Study Programe Faculty of Ushuluddin, Adab and Dakwah IAIN Samarinda This research used quantitative methods by analyzing using regression analysis with SPSS 17 assistance. Communication and Islamic Broadcasting Faculty of Ushuluddin, Adab and Dakwah IAIN Samarinda, where the population of this research was 95 students of Communication and Islamic Broadcasting IAIN Samarinda and a sample of 77 people was taken by using the Simple Random Sampling method with Slovin formula. As a result, together the influence of lecturer competence on learning outcomes was 0.6% with a significance of 0.038 less than 0.05, which means that the effect is significant. Separately from the four lecturers' competencies namely 0.7% pedagogic competence, 0.6% professional, and 0.6% personality, towards learning achievement, where all three competencies had less than 0.05 so the effect is significant. The social competence of the lecturers only gives a small contribution of 0.2% which did not affect the learning outcomes of students of the Communication and Islamic Broadcasting Study Program of the Faculty of Ushuluddin, Adab and Da'wah of IAIN Samarinda, and the significance value is 0.203 greater than 0.05. significant. So that the need for improvement of social competence for lecturers.

scholarly journals ANALISIS LUAS LAHAN PERTANIAN TERHADAP PRODUKSI PADI DI KALIMANTAN UTARA

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rika Harini ◽  
Rina Dwi Ariani ◽  
Supriyati Supriyati ◽  
M Chrisna Satriagasa
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Land Conversion ◽  
Land Area ◽  
The Social

The increasing population in North Kalimantan will affect the provision of land. Agricultural land conversion cannot be avoided to meet the social and economic needs of the population. To find out land conversion and its impacts in North Kalimantan, a study of a) changes in agricultural land area, b) changes in rice production and c) the effect of changes in agricultural land area on North Kalimantan rice production. Quantitative methods of secondary data analysis were carried out to assess rice production and changes in agricultural land presented in frequency tables, graphs and maps. Analysis of the effect of agricultural land area on rice production in North Kalimantan Province was carried out using linear regression analysis. The results showed that the agricultural land area in North Kalimantan in 2012-2017 had a change of 4,955 ha or around 19.56 percent.. Rice commodities in North Kalimantan in general decreased by 25,468 tons or 0.04 percent. While for agricultural land area significantly (0.029) has an effect on rice production in North Kalimantan.

The role of the International Institute of Teachers College in the founding history of American comparative education

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-452
Author(s):  
Liping Bu
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
International Education ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Teachers College ◽  
Comparative And International Education ◽  
History Of

Comparative and international education intersects with international relations, international development and modernization, and domestic political, cultural, and economic concerns. Therefore, the history of comparative and international education must be understood in a larger historical context. This article engages the current debate on the founding history of American comparative and international education. It addresses specifically the role of the International Institute of Teachers College, Columbia University in the formation of comparative education as a formal academic field in America. Of particular importance is the investigation of the immediate social and cultural concerns in post-World War I America that informed the motivation and purposes of expanding international education and comparative studies of different nations’ educational ideas, practices, conditions, and systems. A closer look at the founding leaders’ views on the relations of different cultures in terms of social progress further sheds light on how education was perceived as a tool for social change and the extension of American values across the globe.

scholarly journals Kvalitativni pristup u medijskim istraživanjima

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anči Leburić ◽  
Nediljka Nedić
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Methodological Approaches

The authors treat Ihe media as a very significant component of contemporary life demanding to be studied. They actualize different and newer methodological approaches in media research for which they find inspiration in the general social situation at the beginning of the 21st century. This is a time of enormous technologies and a controversial time of large social changes. While in existing media research public communication has been generally evaluated by way of quantitative methods, the authors seek to affirm a qualitative paradigm as a wholly new and as yet unapplied methodological strategy, Contemporary social developments presuppose the investigation of media as a market phenomenon. Convergence as the basic symbol of communication in the future is affirmed within this context. Within it the broadly spread telecommunication services are joined together to form the new media world of the future. Most researchers deal with television as the most powerful media of the contemporary world but they also deal with cable services. In such am manner the research results come closer to determining the needs and the interests of the consumers. In addition the authors discuss a series of characteristics of the social processes of communication. They undertake a special analysis of some newer theoretical- methodological approaches in media research, such as ethno- meihodological investigations, symbolic interactionism, the ethnography of communication and cultural studies. The critique of earlier media studies has been directed at their exclusive interest in studying the emergence, development, genres and the use of the media. The speedy expansion of media has motivated researchers to deal with its effects and the possibilities. Because of this the authors anticipate that future methodological strategies in media studies will find their place in the application of qualitative investigations. It is precisely this type of investigation which signalizes contemporary trends in the development of modern methodology within the field of the social sciences. The qualitative researcher is especially endowed with the capacity to think about the lives of others. The authors conclude that the validity of media studies will be greater if research methods are modernized and in such a fashion accommodate themselves to existing societies and to the ways media are transformed within them. In the future, man, as the creator of information and as a social being, will continue to create social processes amongst which communication is one of the basic ones. However, the fate of qualitative media research will depend on the tempo of development of media within democratic societies.

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