PRESENTED AT THE SUMMER LEADERSHI P

CONFERENCE 201 4

SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR
I NNOVATI VE LEADERSHI P DEVELOPMENT
AND CENTER FOR ETHI CS AND
ENTREPRENEURSHI P

GARDNER- WEBB UNI VERSI TY
JULY 28, 201 4

DR. JI M PALERMO
ASSI STANT PROFESSOR OF EDUCATI ON




Reporting Data for
Research
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHAT DO YOU ALREADY
KNOW?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
LEARN?
Pre-Assessment
DATA: f act ual i nf ormat i on ( as
measurement s or st at i st i cs) used as a
basi s f or reasoni ng, di scussi on, or
cal cul at i on

RESEARCH: i nvest i gat i on or
experi ment at i on ai med at t he di scovery
and i nt erpret at i on of f act s, revi si on of
accept ed t heori es or l aws i n t he l i ght of
new f act s, or pract i cal appl i cat i on of such
new or revi sed t heori es
Definitions
SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY



Six Guiding
Principles

Scientific Inquiry
in Education,
National
Research Council
(2001)
1. Pose significant questions
that can be investigated
empirically
2. Link research to relevant
theory
3. Use methods that permit
direct observation of the
question
SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY



Six Guiding
Principles
4. Provide coherent, explicit
chain of reasoning
5. Replicate and generalize
across studies
6. Disclose research to
encourage professional
scrutiny and critique
The
Conventional
Dissertation



Chapter Four
Results or
Findings
399 #474BE6
Eight steps in presenting the results
1. Prepare to present the results
2. Decide on the contents and
format of the chapter
3. Determine the organization of
the chapter
4. Develop the tables and figures
Adapted from Glatthorn & Joyner (2005)
Steps to take in presenting the results
5. Write the introductory paragraph
6. Write the first section
7. Write the remaining sections,
using appropriate headings
8. Revise and submit to chair for
review
What about tables and figures?
! Look backward: What charts,
tables, or graphs will help answer
your research questions?
! Look forward: What charts, tables,
or graphs will explain your
findings?
The Dissertation as Machine
! Butin (2010) describes a high quality
dissertation as a well-oiled machine
with each chapter a gear meshing
neatly in the whole.
! Ch. 1 Introduces the research questions
! Ch. 2 Links questions to thematic
strands examined in the literature
review
The Dissertation as Machine
! Ch. 3 Links methodology to
questions/strands
! Ch. 4 Reports the data linked to
questions/strands
! Ch. 5 Draws conclusions and
implications related to each
question/strand
Butin, Dan W. The Education Dissertation. 2010.
1. GET A COPY OF EDUCATI ONAL RESEARCHER
2. STUDY EXAMPLE OF DATA PRESENTATI ON
3. LI NK DATA PRESENTATI ON TO RESEARCH QUESTI ON( S)
4. WHY WERE DATA PRESENTED AS THEY WERE?
5. WHAT SQUARES WI TH YOUR THI NKI NG?
6. WHAT I S STI LL ROLLI NG AROUND I N YOUR MI ND?
7. WHAT CHANGE, I F ANY, ARE YOU CONSI DERI NG?
8. SHARE WI TH A PARTNER THEN THE GROUP
Lets practice unwrapping
Good luck!
Post-assessment: Did the session meet your needs?
What could be improved? Questions?