Use of Quasi-Experimental Research Designs in Education Research: Growth, Promise, and Challenges
Use of Quasi-Experimental Research Designs in Education Research: Growth, Promise, and Challenges
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10.3102/0091732x20903302
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2020-01-01
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Ahn, Jee Bin
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Gopalan, Maithreyi;Rosinger, Kelly;Ahn, Jee Bin
在过去的几十年里，我们看到准实验研究设计在教育研究中的使用迅速激增。这种趋势在一定程度上源于社会科学，特别是经济学中的“可信度革命”，随着随机对照试验在努力进行严格的因果推论的过程中越来越多地使用，这一趋势也是值得注意的。本章的主要目的是探索和记录教育研究中准实验研究设计的成长、适用性、前景和局限性。我们首先概述了在这些不断增长的文献中广泛使用的准实验研究方法，特别强调了来自排名靠前的教育研究期刊的文章，包括那些由美国教育研究协会发表的文章。接下来，我们使用从现有文献中挑选的关键例子和案例研究，展示了这些方法在加强我们对教育政策和干预的因果影响的理解方面的适用性和前景。最后，我们探讨了这些方法的局限性，并对教育研究人员如何应用这些创新的、跨学科的技术来进一步理解教育政策和实践中一些最持久的问题进行了思考。
In the past few decades, we have seen a rapid proliferation in the use of quasi-experimental research designs in education research. This trend, stemming in part from the "credibility revolution" in the social sciences, particularly economics, is notable along with the increasing use of randomized controlled trials in the strive toward rigorous causal inference. The overarching purpose of this chapter is to explore and document the growth, applicability, promise, and limitations of quasi-experimental research designs in education research. We first provide an overview of widely used quasi-experimental research methods in this growing literature, with particular emphasis on articles from the top ranked education research journals, including those published by the American Educational Research Association. Next, we demonstrate the applicability and promise of these methods in enhancing our understanding of the causal effects of education policies and interventions using key examples and case studies culled from the extant literature across the pre-K-16 education spectrum. Finally, we explore the limitations of these methods and conclude with thoughts on how education researchers can adapt these innovative, interdisciplinary techniques to further our understanding of some of the most enduring questions in educational policy and practice.