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Asher, J. William was born on April 12, 1927 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Floyd Gaylord and Ruth Ann (Williams) Asher.
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Intended for writing instructors at all levels who lack the training to deal effectively with the increasingly important role played by empirical research in their field, Composition Research explains ten of the most common empirical designs used in the social sciences. These include: case study, ethnography, sampling/survey, quantitative descriptive research, prediction and classification studies, true and quasi-experiments, meta-analysis, and program evaluation. Each design is explained with reference to at least two specific composition studies, and includes a separate bibliography that identifies further writing studies that use it. The book also features a chapter on measurement, an appendix on statistical analyses, a glossary of technical terms and symbols, and guidelines for research on human subjects.
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Asher, J. William was born on April 12, 1927 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Floyd Gaylord and Ruth Ann (Williams) Asher.
Bachelor, DePauw University, 1950. Master of Science in Psychology, Purdue University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1955.
Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1964—1965.
Research coordinator United States Office Education, Washington, 1956—1960. Professor educational research University Pittsburgh, 1960—1966. Professor educational studies and psychological science Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1966—2003.
Private practice psychology, West Lafayette. Member committee National Research Council.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association (president division educational psychology). Member American Educational Research Association, National Association Gifted Children, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Katherine Collyer, April 10, 1955 (deceased July 1995). Children: William Collyer, Ruth Ann Asher-Lynch, James Conover, Christopher Harrigan. Married Dorothy Davidson, November 7, 1998.