Methods Matter Improving Causal Inference in Educational and Social Science Research By: Richard J. Murnane; John B. Willett Publisher: Oxford University Press Print ISBN: 9780199753864, 0199753865 eText ISBN: 9780199890156, 0199890153 Format: EPUB Available from $ 37.50 USD SKU 9780199890156R180 Educational policy-makers around the world constantly make decisions about how to use scarce resources to improve the education of children. Unfortunately, their decisions are rarely informed by evidence on the consequences of these initiatives in other settings. Nor are decisions typically accompanied by well-formulated plans to evaluate their causal impacts. As a result, knowledge about what works in different situations has been very slow to accumulate. Over the last several decades, advances in research methodology, administrative record keeping, and statistical software have dramatically increased the potential Download ebook: https://ouo.io/11xstYM
