TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative study of educational research in China and the United States
AU - Zhao, Yong
AU - Zhang, Gaoming
AU - Yang, Wenzhong (Eric)
AU - Kirkland, David
AU - Han, Xue
AU - Zhang, Jianwei
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - This article examines one major research journal from China and one from the United States. The study compares the two journals with regard to three questions: 1) Who is doing research published in the journals? 2) What are the major issues and concerns represented in the journals? 3) What research methodologies are favoured in the journals? The authors believe that understanding another country's educational research practices, through addressing these questions, can better enable domestic researchers, educators and policymakers to acknowledge the major educational concerns and issues that exist across countries. As boundaries between national borders continue to blur, this understanding can help educational researchers better interpret and present their findings with greater international relevance.
AB - This article examines one major research journal from China and one from the United States. The study compares the two journals with regard to three questions: 1) Who is doing research published in the journals? 2) What are the major issues and concerns represented in the journals? 3) What research methodologies are favoured in the journals? The authors believe that understanding another country's educational research practices, through addressing these questions, can better enable domestic researchers, educators and policymakers to acknowledge the major educational concerns and issues that exist across countries. As boundaries between national borders continue to blur, this understanding can help educational researchers better interpret and present their findings with greater international relevance.
KW - Article features
KW - China
KW - Educational research
KW - Research methodologies
KW - Researchers
KW - United States
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U2 - 10.1080/02188790701849826
DO - 10.1080/02188790701849826
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70449631488
SN - 0218-8791
VL - 28
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Education
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Education
IS - 1
ER -