Educational Research Methods
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Interventional research
Some research aims to be naturalisitic, and so minimises the influence of the researcher on the research context. Other research is interventional, where the research deliberately intervenes to make changes in a situation. Experimental research however involves deliberate interventions - usually involves controlling most variables and changing one - usually comparing with a control condition.
Action research is a form of practitioner research where changes are made in the professional context with the intention of improving some aspect of practice or the context.
This is a personal site of Keith S. Taber to support teaching of educational research methods.
(Dr Keith Taber is Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.)
2015
