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Secondary Data Sets

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References

Dina Diatta, I., & Berchtold, A. (2023). Impact of missing information on day-to-day research based on secondary data. International Journal of Social Research Methodology26(6), 759–772. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2022.2103983

Education Engineering. Lessons learned doing secondary data analysis in engineering education research. Virginia Tech. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://enge.vt.edu/researchfacilties/secondary-data-analysis-research.html

Fleischer, N. J., & Khalil, A. (2024). Limitations and recommendations for use of secondary data analysis in pediatric research. Children’s Health Care53(4), 488–504. https://doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2023.2279064

Irvine, A. (2024). First steps in qualitative secondary analysis: experiences of engaging with the primary research team. International Journal of Social Research Methodology27(6), 721–733. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2267836

Johnston, M. P. (2014). Secondary data analysis: A method of which the time has come. Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Libraries3, 619–626.

Logan, T. (2020). A practical, iterative framework for secondary data analysis in educational research. Australian Educational Researcher47(1), 129–148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-019-00329-z

Robert Slater. (2024). How to Do a Dissertation in Record Time Using Government Data : A Primer. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Robin Throne. (2025). Qualitative Research Methods for Dissertation Research. Information Science Reference.

Sherif, V. (2018). Evaluating preexisting qualitative research data for secondary analysis. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 19, 2, 17. https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-19.2.2821