I've collaborated with Junhong Xiao for many years and we've discussed in passing some of the issues raised in this paper. As a long-time editor and reviewer of academic papers in the field, he's in an excellent position to make these observations. And I agree with much of what he's written here (16 page PDF). For example: "researchers need to resist the temptation of instant benefits brought about by one-off, short-duration studies." Also, "studies must be further scaled up and generalized to maximize their relevance." More, "it is ODE researchers' moral and social responsibility" to include underprivileged and disadvantaged populations as subjects of their research. We don't need more studies of psychology students in elite US and UK universities! There's more, but as the author points out, "studies pertaining to the above issues usually do not bring immediate benefits to the researchers." Image: Distance Education.
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