TY - JOUR
T1 - Research using government data sets
T2 - An underutilised resource
AU - Knipe, Sally
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = December, 2011; Journal title (773t) = Educational Research and Reviews. ISSNs: 1990-3839;
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - The use of existing data for education research activities can be a valuable resource. Improvement in statistical analysis and data management and retrieval techniques, as well as access to government data bases, has expanded opportunities for researchers seeking to investigate issues that are institutional in nature, such as participation patterns for young people transitioning from school to employment or training. Existing data may be used for descriptive research, correlation, cross-sectional or causal-comparative designs. Government institutions gather considerable amounts of data that could be 'mined' by researchers; however, the way that data are compiled and differences between data bases is a difficulty to address. This article argues for greater use of existing government data bases as a data source for research in education and the social sciences, and provides some insights for researchers to consider.
AB - The use of existing data for education research activities can be a valuable resource. Improvement in statistical analysis and data management and retrieval techniques, as well as access to government data bases, has expanded opportunities for researchers seeking to investigate issues that are institutional in nature, such as participation patterns for young people transitioning from school to employment or training. Existing data may be used for descriptive research, correlation, cross-sectional or causal-comparative designs. Government institutions gather considerable amounts of data that could be 'mined' by researchers; however, the way that data are compiled and differences between data bases is a difficulty to address. This article argues for greater use of existing government data bases as a data source for research in education and the social sciences, and provides some insights for researchers to consider.
M3 - Article
SN - 1990-3839
VL - 6
SP - 993
EP - 996
JO - Educational Research and Reviews
JF - Educational Research and Reviews
IS - 21
ER -