Some Guidelines for Conducting Quantitative and Qualitative Research in TESOL

Abstract

0 Research practices evolve as new issues and questions emerge and as new methods and tools are developed to address them. In view of the changing landscape of research in the TESOL profession, TESOL Quarterly's Editorial Advisory Board regularly reexamines the guidelines for research provided for contributors to keep the guidelines up-to-date and reflective of the agreed-on conventions for undertaking and reporting research. Since 1992 TESOL Quarterly has included guidelines for statistical research at the back of each issue to guide the growing number of contributors conducting such research. In 1994, the increase in qualitative studies submitted to TESOL Quarterly prompted the Editorial Advisory Board to include a set of qualitative research guidelines for contributors as well.