The Fate of the Files

Bibliographic Data

ID9730764
AuthorsJan Nespor (0000-0002-7354-8937, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume16
Issue3
Pages12
Publication date1987-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1175091
OpenAlexW4212787970
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

It is suggested that the raw data of educational research have important uses that are not presently being exploited. Reasons for preserving raw data and opening them to general scrutiny are presented. These include the avoidance of misrepresentation and error, the value of data for secondary analysis, and the potential uses of data as teaching tools. Difficulties with the idea of archiving are also examined: the social problems within the research community that would result from increased scrutiny, the problems involved in maintaining confidentially, and the practical problems of storing the data and making them accessible

Data curation · Data science · Misrepresentation · Political science · Raw data · Research Data · Scrutiny · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Data Analysis and Archiving · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Law · Primary Care and Health Outcomes

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub