Journal

Building Research Capacity, was initiated by Cardiff RCBN to stimulate debate and analysis about the issues involved in capacity building. Past editions of the Journal (2002-2008) are available below:

• Issue 14: Welsh Education Research Network (WERN)
• Issue 13: Towards New Strategic Initiatives for Research Capacity in Education: A Discussion paper
• Issue 12: Quality in Educational Research: Community Assessment
• Issue 11: Working with Users in Educational Research
• Issue 10: TLRP’s Phase 2 Research Capacities Building Strategy
• Issue 9: ‘Underground working’ – understanding hidden labour
• Issue 8: quality in qualitative research
• Issue 7: qualitative data analysis, including software packages.
• Issue 6: impact of research in education; setting up a research project web site; investigating classroom interaction using computerised observation.
• Issue 5: cultures surrounding research methods
• Issue 4: social explanation - 'numbers and narratives'; contracts with research participants; what is an effect size?
• Issue 3: design experiment methodology; vignettes in qualitative research; Bayesian theory; applied research in education.
• Issue 2: the qualitative foundation of quantity; statistical tests of significance; history of qualitative research in education; theories, hypotheses, hunches and ignorance.
• Issue 1: Evidence-based practice; evaluation of complex educational interventions.

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