QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIALITIES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22481/praxisedu.v15i34.5637Keywords:
National sample, Quantitative, QuestionnairesAbstract
Developing large-scale research in education requires access to a great amount of data, which involves the participation of many collaborators. In addition to considering Brazilian geographical dimension and its regional particularities, it is necessary to have an efficient logistics for the successful development of studies. This paper shares and reflects on a number of quantitative and large-scale research in the context of science teaching pointing out theoretical-methodological aspects, some challenges and the investigation possibilities to obtain nationwide representative data. The results demonstrate that collaborative work should be part of research providing the integration and discussion among all those involved in the research. When designing research with these characteristics it is necessary to consider the particularities of the schools and universities so that all institutions interact and perform as trainers during data generation and treatment.