An Examination of Research Approaches that Underlie Research on Educational Technology: A Review from 2000 to 2004

Autor/inn/en	Hrastinski, Stefan; Keller, Christina
Titel	An Examination of Research Approaches that Underlie Research on Educational Technology: A Review from 2000 to 2004
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 36 (2007) 2, S.175-190 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Research Methodology; Educational Research; Computer Uses in Education; Literature Reviews; Classification; Periodicals; Journal Articles; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Computernutzung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This study examines the research approaches that underlie research on educational technology. A classification framework was developed and used when examining all articles published in four well-known journals between 2000 and 2004 (n = 660). The aim of the study was to contribute toward an understanding of the research approaches that characterize research on educational technology. It was found that research is increasingly dominated by empirical articles that adopt a pluralistic approach, both regarding research methods but also regarding different types of non-empirical research. The focus has been to apply rather than develop frameworks, concepts, and theory. Published articles in the four journals were more different from each other than what the aims and scopes of the journals led the authors to believe. Finally, researchers are challenged to reflect on the state of the field and how it may be further developed. (Contains 6 tables and 5 figures.) [An earlier version of this article was presented at the Netlearning conference in 2006. This research was partly supported by The Swedish Research School of Management and IT where both authors are members.] (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10