Version 17 March 1999

References Developmental Research

Introduction

Development research is characterized by (i) a research based development of prototypical products (which implies inclusion of empirical evidence of their quality and/or (ii) generating methodological directions for the design and evaluation of such products

Richey (1996) distinguishes between two types of development research. Type 1 is the study of a specific product and program design, development &/or evaluation project (a research based development of an innovative product or program), and Type 2 research the study of design, development, or evaluation processes, tools or models aiming at generating knowledge on how to design, develop and evaluate.

Different well known research approaches can be utilized in both types of developmental research, such as:

Besides, in Type 1 research methodical educational design approaches will be applied.

This memo contains a list of references relevant for developmental research. The emphasis is on the research methodical aspects and not on the subtance/content of the problems addressed in innovative prototype development or (methodical) design approaches.

NB: some titles have to be filled in and/or completed

Concept/definition of developmental research

van den Akker, J., & Plomp, Tj. (1993). Development research in curriculum: propositions and experiences. Paper presented at the AERA convention, April 1993, Atlanta.

Gravemeijer, K.P.E. (1994). Developing realistic mathematics education. Doctoral dissertation, University of Utrecht (Ch.4 on the concept of developmental research).

Richey, R.C. (1997). Research on instructional development. Educational Development Research and Development. 45(3). pp. 91-100.

Richey, R.T. & Nelson, W.A. (1996). Development research. In D. Jonassen (Ed)., Handbook on educational communications and technology. London: MacMillan.

Walker, D. & Bressler, L. (1993). Development research: definitions, methods and criteria. Paper presented at the AERA convention, April 1993, Atlanta.

 

Evaluation

Brinkerhoff, R.O., Brethower, D.M., Hluchyj, T. & Ridings Nowakowski, J. (1983). Program Evaluation. A Practitioner’s Guide for Trainers and Educators. Sourcebook, Casebook. Boston: Kluwer-Nijhoff.

Brinkerhoff, R.O., Brethower, D.M., Hluchyj, T. & Ridings Nowakowski, J. (1983). Program Evaluation. A Practitioner’s Guide for Trainers and Educators. Design Manual. Boston: Kluwer-Nijhoff.

Fetterman, D.M. (19??) Qualitative Approaches to Evaluation in Education. The Silent Scientific Revolution. New York: Praeger.

Flagg, B.N. (1990). Formative evaluation for educational technologies. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (1994). The program evaluation standards (2nd ed). Thousands Oaks (CA, USA): Sage

Tessmer, M. (1993). Planning and Conducting Formative Evaluations: Improving the Quality of Education and Training. London: Kogan Page.

Worthen, B.R., Sanders, J.R. & Fitzpatrick, J.L. (1997). Program evaluation: alternative approaches and practical guidelins (2nd ed). New York, Longman.

Case study research

Merriam, S.B. (1988). Case Study Research in Education. A Qualitative Approach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Stake, R.E. (1995). The Art of Case Study Research. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Yin, R.K. (1984). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks, Sage, Applied Social Research Methods Series, vol. 5

Qualitative methods

Denzin, N.K. & Lincoln, Y.S. (Eds.) (1998). Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Denzin, N.K. & Lincoln, Y.S. (Eds.) (1998). Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Dey, I. (1993). Qualitative data analysis. London: Routledge.

Marshall, C. & Rossman, G.B. (1995). Designing Qualitative Research. (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Miles, M.B. & Huberman, A.M. (1994). Qualitative Data Analysis. An Expanded Source book. (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Survey research

Fowler, F.J. Jr. (1984). Survey Research Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage, Applied Social Research Methods Series, vol. 1.

National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) (1991). SEDCAR: Standards for Education Data Collection and Reporting. Washington, D.C.: NCES, U.S. Department of Education.

Design approaches and methodology

Visscher-Voerman, I., Gustafson, K. & Plomp, Tj. (in press). Educational design and development: an overview of paradigms. In: J. van den Akker, R. Branch, K. Gustafson, N. Nieveen & Tj. Plomp (Eds), Design methodology and developmental research. Dordrecht (Neth.): Kluwer Academic Publishers.

 

Specific methods and techniques

Denzin, N.K. (1994). Triangulation in educational research. In T. Husen & T.N. Postlethwaite (Eds), The international encyclopedia of education. (pp. 6461-6466). Oxford: Pergamon

Article by Joke Voogt & Jan van den Akker about curriculum profile

 

General Research Methodology

Cohen, L. & Manion, L. (1994). Research methods in education (4th ed.). London: Routledge.

Gay, L.R. (1987). Educational research: competncies for analysis and application. Columbus (Ohio): Merrill.

Husén, T. & Postlethwaite, T.N. (Eds.) (1994). International encyclopedia of education. (2nd edition). Elsevier Science: Oxford.

Jaeger, R.M. (Ed.) (1997). Complementary Methods for Research in Education. (2nd edition). Washington, D.C.: American Educational Research Association.

Krathwohl, D. R. (1993). Methods of educational & social science research (2nd ed.). New York: Longman

 

Examples of Developmental Research

Gravemeijer. (1994). Developing Realistic Mathematics Education. Ultrecht. The Netherlands.

Kessels, J. (1993). Towards Design Standards for Curriculum Consistency in corporate Education. Doctoral dissertation. Enschede: University of Twente.

Keursten

Nieveen, N. (1997). Computer Support for Curriculum Development. A study on the potential of computer support in the domain of formative curriculum evaluation. Doctoral dissertation. Enschede: University of Twente.

Van den Berg

Van der Geest

Voogt

TOEVOEGEN: examples from developing countries

‘HOW TO DO’ series of relevant sources:

CSE Program Evaluation Kit:

Hermans, J.L., Lyons Morris, L. & Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, C. (1987). Evaluator’s Handbook. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Lyons Morris, L. & Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, C. (1978). How to Deal With Goals and Objectives. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Lyons Morris, L. & Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, C. (1978). How to Measure Achievement. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Lyons Morris, L. & Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, C. (1978). How to Present an Evaluation Report. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Lyons Morris, L. & Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, C. (1987). How to Analyze Data. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Lyons Morris, L., Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, C. & Freeman, M.E. (1987). How to Communicate Evaluation Findings. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Patton, M.Q. (1987). How to Use Qualitative Methods in Evaluation. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Stecher, B.M. & W.A. Davis (1987). How to Focus an Evaluation. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, C. & Lyons Morris, L. (1978). How to Design a Program Evaluation. Beverly Hills: Sage.

SCRE (Scottish Council for Research in Education)-series

Drever, E. (1995). Using Semi-Structured Interviews in Small-Scale Research. A Teacher’s Guide. Edinburgh: The Scottish Council for Research in Education.

Lewis, I. & Munn, P. (1997). So You Want To Do Research! A Guide for Beginners on How to Formulate Research Questions. Edinburgh: The Scottish Council for Research in Education.

Munn, P. & Drever, E. (1990). Using Questionnaires in Small-Scale Research. A Teacher’s Guide. Edinburgh: The Scottish Council for Research in Education.

Simpson, M. & Tuson, J. (1995). Using Observations in Small-Scale Research. A Beginner’s Guide. Edinburgh: The Scottish Council for Research in Education.