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Methodologies are much more transferable across fields of study in the natural sciences than are substantive concepts or theories. Likewise in the social situations, that are the locus of studies in education (and in science education), it is not surprising that many of the methodologies used by its researchers are ones that are in common use in other social science fields. Survey analysis was commonly used in the earliest period of research in science education, and it is a good ongoing example of such a shared methodology.
For any research an equally important element is the methodological one.
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Fensham, P.J. (2004). Methodology. In: Defining an Identity. Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0175-5_8
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