Analysis of the Methods and Research Topics in a Sample of the Brazilian Distance Education Publications, 1992 to 2007

Autor/inn/en	de Oliveira Neto, Jose Dutra; dos Santos, Elaine Maria
Titel	Analysis of the Methods and Research Topics in a Sample of the Brazilian Distance Education Publications, 1992 to 2007
Quelle	In: American Journal of Distance Education, 24 (2010) 3, S.119-134 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-3647
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Research Methodology; Foreign Countries; Computer Uses in Education; Literature Reviews; Periodicals; Journal Articles; Classification; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Ethnography; Hermeneutics; Correlation; Action Research; Comparative Analysis; Experiments; Educational Technology; Brazil; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Ausland; Computernutzung; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ethnografie; Hermeneutik; Korrelation; Projektforschung; Erprobung; Unterrichtsmedien; Brasilien; USA
Abstract	The objective of this study was to identify the methodological approaches employed in a sample of Brazilian distance education scientific literature and compare with similar publications in the United States. Brazilian sample articles (N = 983) published in several journals and meetings were compared with a sample of articles published in "The American Journal of Distance Education" ("AJDE") from 1987 to 2006. A categorization system based on Gall, Gall, and Borg (2006) and Lee, Driscoll, and Nelson (2007) was used. The methodological approach employed in the Brazilian sample was predominantly qualitative, and this feature remained largely unchanged over the past seven years. The predominant research method continues to be exploratory, followed by case studies. Of note, the most frequent research topic in "AJDE" articles was evaluation, contrasting with the predominant topic of management in Brazilian publications. (Contains 3 tables and 8 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10