The Methodological Underdog: A Review of Quantitative Research in the Key Adult Education Journals

Autor/in	Boeren, Ellen
Titel	The Methodological Underdog: A Review of Quantitative Research in the Key Adult Education Journals
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 68 (2018) 1, S.63-79 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713617739347
Schlagwörter	Literature Reviews; Statistical Analysis; Adult Education; Research Methodology; Qualitative Research; Lifelong Learning; Continuing Education; Classification; Data Analysis; Journal Articles; Periodicals + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Statistische Analyse; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Weiterbildung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Auswertung; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum
Abstract	An examination of articles published in leading adult education journals demonstrates that qualitative research dominates. To better understand this situation, a review of journal articles reporting on quantitative research has been undertaken by the author of this article. Differences in methodological strengths and weaknesses between quantitative and qualitative research are discussed, followed by a data mining exercise on 1,089 journal articles published in "Adult Education Quarterly, Studies in Continuing Education," and "International Journal of Lifelong Learning." A categorization of quantitative adult education research is presented, as well as a critical discussion on why quantitative adult education does not seem to be widespread in the key adult education journals. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01