Evaluating research in academic journals : a practical guide to realistic evaluation

Authors:Fred Pyrczak (Author), Maria Tcherni-Buzzeo (Author)

Summary:"Evaluating Research in Academic Journals is a guide for students who are learning how to evaluate reports of empirical research published in academic journals. It breaks down the process of evaluating a journal article into easy-to-understand steps, and emphasizes the practical aspects of evaluating research -- not just how to apply a list of technical terms from textbooks. The book avoids oversimplification in the evaluation process by describing the nuances that may make an article publishable even when it has serious methodological flaws. Students learn when and why certain types of flaws may be tolerated, and why evaluation should not be performed mechanically. Each chapter is organized around evaluation questions. For each question, there is a concise explanation of how to apply it in the evaluation of research reports. Numerous examples from journals in the social and behavioral sciences illustrate the application of the evaluation questions, and demonstrate actual examples of strong and weak features of published reports. Common-sense models for evaluation combined with a lack of jargon make it possible for students to start evaluating research articles the first week of class."--Publisher's description

Print Book, English, 2019

Edition:Seventh edition View all formats and editions

Publisher:Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxon, 2019

Physical Description:viii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

ISBN:

9780815365686, 9780815365662, 0815365683, 0815365667

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1056202279

Subjects:

Evaluation

Evaluation Studies as Topic

Forschungsbericht

Methodologie