Dear colleagues,
the Campbell Collaboration (C2) Education Coordination Group, supported by the Department of Psychology II at the University of Mannheim, is organizing a workshop on performing systematic reviews:
http://www.systematic-reviews.de
This training program has been designed to provide PhD, doctoral, or research level participants with the fundamental background required to conduct a systematic review of treatment, intervention, therapy, or instruction in the area of education.
The workshop will take place at the University of Mannheim (Germany) and encompass two consecutive sessions:
In the first session, held between February 12-15, 2008, participants will
* Select a Topic for Review * Develop a Draft Protocol to include -> Learn Information Retrieval Strategies -> Coding Form -> Quality Assessment Standards -> Methodological Criteria for -> Study Inclusion -> Statistical Analysis
In the second session, held between June 24-27, 2008, participants will:
* Learn how to use Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software * Conduct the analyses for studies collected to include: -> Effect Size Calculations -> Sensitivity Analysis -> Publication Bias Analysis -> Synthesize Effects Sizes -> Heterogeneity Analysis -> Missing Data Analysis * Prepare a Draft version of the final review.
In between these two sessions, participants will have the opportunity to closely interact with instructors and other participants with the aid of a Web-based learning and collaboration system.
The workshop is explicitly designed to facilitate the completion of a systematic review in the area of education. An outlet for the publication and broad dissemination of completed reviews will be provided by the Campbell Collaboration Education Coordination Group.
For more information and pre-registration, please visit the following Web site:
http://www.systematic-reviews.de
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