reader generalisation

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The process of a reader of a study making a judgement about whether the context of that study is sufficiently similar to a different context (perhaps the reader's own professional context) for the findings to be likely to apply to the other context. This process relies on sufficient information ('thick description') being provided in the research report.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.