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The use of frameworks in chemistry education research

Published:2023 Issue:4 Volume:24 Page:1109-1126
ISSN:1109-4028
Container-title:Chemistry Education Research and Practice
language:en
Short-container-title:Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.

Author:

Rodriguez Jon-Marc G.¹^ORCID,Nardo Jocelyn Elizabeth²^ORCID,Finkenstaedt-Quinn Solaire A.³^ORCID,Watts Field M.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA

2. Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

3. Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, USA

Abstract

Extant literature has emphasized the importance of education research being theory-based. To this end, many research articles have a distinct “theoretical framework” section describing the theoretical underpinnings that inform the research. Nevertheless, there is large variation in how explicit articles are regarding their use of frameworks in the research process. This work describes a literature review focusing on the use of frameworks (broadly defined) in chemistry education research. Our sample draws on research articles published in Chemistry Education Research and Practice and the Journal of Chemical Education from 2018 to 2021 (n = 457). The longitudinal analysis revealed general trends about the presence of frameworks in research articles over four years as well as the types of frameworks commonly used. In addition, we analyzed how frameworks were used within individual research articles published in 2021, focusing on chemistry education research articles and research articles published across biology, engineering, mathematics, and physics education research journals (n = 595). Our goal is to describe how frameworks were used to open a dialogue and inform future chemistry education research.

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Education,Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/RP/D3RP00149K

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