Positivity Bias in Higher Education Research

Autor/in	Tight, Malcolm
Titel	Positivity Bias in Higher Education Research
Quelle	In: Higher Education Quarterly, 77 (2023) 2, S.201-214 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tight, Malcolm)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-5224
DOI	10.1111/hequ.12388
Schlagwörter	Positive Attitudes; Bias; Educational Research; Higher Education; Educational Innovation; Journal Articles + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Abstract	Many forms of bias have been identified in higher education research, and in educational and social research in general. This article identifies a further form of bias, positivity bias, and places it in this broader context. Positivity bias is the tendency, in some forms of published higher education research, to only or chiefly report examples of initiatives or innovations that worked and received positive evaluations. Empirical evidence of positivity bias, in the form of an analysis of a sample of published articles from selected higher education journals, is presented and discussed. Suggestions as to the causes of positivity bias and how it might be handled are presented. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01