2.1 Forum Analysis
A. Research and Identify: Background / History of Forum
Although the Educational Researcher does not have a stated political position and is not interested in politics on the surface, some political ideas and opinions are very evident within its pages. In my opinion, the Educational Researcher tends to lean more towards the liberal/progressive side, because the articles they publish tend to have some very progressive ideas, theories and research. The journal also tends to side with educators and professors who for the most part usually lean a little to the left.
The Educational Researcher is published nine times during the year. The fact that the journal only has nine issues makes the subject matter more valuable. The subjects published in this journal are of great significance since the journal only comes out nine times a year versus a weekly publication. The Educational Researcher is a scholarly journal whose purpose is to provide the members of the American Educational Research Association with scholarly articles about ideas and issues of great importance. The journal discusses, examines and reports educational research and developments. The Educational Researcher could be classified as educational, informative and thought provoking.
B. Research and Identify: Discourse Conventions
The usual voice or speakers/writers of this forum are people who specialize in education field in some way. These people tend to have high credentials and have a large amount of formal schooling, such as a Master’s degree to say the least. Most of the writers for this journal are decorated educators or well known education professors with doctorates. The speakers are usually very knowledgeable about the subject r...
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