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Jones, Sosanya M. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2017
This multi-case study examines the Performance funding (PF) policies in four Midwestern states to explore how PF metrics and weights address racial diversity in higher education. Performance funding policies in Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, and Minnesota were examined using both document analysis and semi-structured interviews with state level actors…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Racial Differences, Racial Factors, Merit Pay
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Weaver, Lesley Jo; Kaiser, Bonnie N. – Field Methods, 2015
Cross-cultural studies of mental health and illness generally adhere to one of two agendas: the comparison of mental health between sites using standard measurement tools, or the identification of locally specific ways of discussing mental illness. Here, we illustrate a methodological approach to measuring mental health that unites these two…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
Hambly, Catherine – Centre for Literacy, 2011
This is the third paper published by The Centre for Literacy in its Working Papers in Literacy series, which presents fresh perspectives on literacy-related issues. The topics are relevant both to other researchers, to practitioners in the field, and to policy-makers. This paper examines the behaviours and beliefs of a group of volunteer tutors to…
Descriptors: Tutors, Volunteers, Literacy, Beliefs