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Conducting A Thorough Literature Review, Firm Faith Watson, Angela Titi Amayah Aug 2010

Conducting A Thorough Literature Review, Firm Faith Watson, Angela Titi Amayah

Firm Faith Watson, Ph.D.

Abstract: The research reputation of an institution affects the success of virtually every

aspect of the institution: its ability to recruit high quality students, faculty, and financial

support (Koropchak, 2003). However, preparing researchers to conduct good research is

challenging (Labaree, 2003). In the face of perennial concerns and pressures to reform

the quality of education research, the United States education research journals have

placed priority on methods of data collection and analyses and other similar issues. In

turn, the emerging literature on preparing graduate students has emphasized

methodological sophistication as the answer to advance education research. Yet to try to …