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1. One Small Droplet: News Media Coverage of Peer-Reviewed and University-Based Education Research and Academic Expertise.

Author

Yettick, Holly

Subjects
PRESS, EDUCATION research, CONTENT analysis, REGRESSION analysis, UNITED States education system
Abstract

Most members of the American public will never read this article. Instead, they will obtain much of their information about education from the news media. Yet little academic research has examined the type or quality of education research and expertise they will find there. Through the lens of gatekeeping theory, this mixed-methods study aims to address that gap by examining the prevalence of news media citations of evidence that has undergone the quality-control measure of peer review and expertise associated with academics generally required to have expertise in their fields. Results suggest that, unlike science or medical journalists, education writers virtually never cite peer-reviewed research. Nor do they use the American Educational Research Association as a resource. Academic experts are also underrepresented in news media coverage, especially when compared to government officials. Barriers between the news media and academia include structural differences between research on education and the medical or life sciences as well as journalists’ lack of knowledge of the definition and value of peer review and tendency to apply and misapply news values to social science research and expertise. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2015
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2. Media, Think Tanks, and Educational Research.

Author

YETTICK, HOLLY

Subjects
*EDUCATION research, *PRESS, *RESEARCH institutes, *AWARDS, *RESEARCH
Abstract

The author talks about her experience of being commissioned by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) in the U.S. to conduct a study on the link between educational research and news media. She explains that the Think Tank Review Project is an initiative providing reviews of think-tank reports focusing on education. She states that the contestants of the Bunkum Awards are critiqued by the Think Tank Review Project. She also identifies several newspapers she used for the research commissioned by NEPC including "Washington Post," "New York Times," and "Education Week."

Published
2011

3. Crucial Piece of Law Still Tough to Assess.

Author

Yettick, Holly

Subjects
*ACADEMIC achievement, *LOW-income students, *DISADVANTAGED schools, *EDUCATION research, *UNITED States education system, *EDUCATIONAL objectives, *FINANCE, *SERVICES for students, UNITED States. Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. Title I, UNITED States. Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965
Abstract

The article examines whether or not Title I of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has an impact on test scores and low-income student achievement. Topics discussed include the use of Title I as a funding stream to disadvantaged schools, research that has been completed over the years to determine the level of effectiveness of Title I, and the challenges associated with determining whether or not Title I is effective or ineffective.

Published
2015

4. Data Mining Provides Clues on Engagement.

Author

Yettick, Holly

Subjects
*DATA mining, *EDUCATION research
Abstract

The article discusses research conducted at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, which was led by associate professor Jui-Long Hung, for the periodical "Journal of Educational Data Mining" concerning the use of data mining for educational research purposes.

Published
2014

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