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Rudick, C. Kyle; Golsan, Kathryn B.; Freitag, Jennifer – Communication Teacher, 2018
Course: Mixed-Method Communication Research Methods. Objective: The purpose of this semester-long activity is to provide students with opportunities to cultivate mixed-method communication research skills through a social justice-informed service-learning format. Completing this course, students will be able to: recognize the unique strengths of…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Mixed Methods Research, Communication Research, Critical Theory
Shagoury, Ruth; Power, Brenda Miller – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
Teacher research is an extension of good teaching, observing students closely, analyzing their needs, and adjusting the curriculum to fit the needs of all. In this completely updated second edition of their definitive work, Ruth Shagoury and Brenda Miller Power present a framework for teacher research along with an extensive collection of…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Research Methodology, Guides, Personal Narratives
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Pu, Rongsun – American Biology Teacher, 2010
This article describes how to use protein extraction, quantification, and analysis in the undergraduate teaching laboratory to engage students in inquiry-based, discovery-driven learning. Detailed instructions for obtaining proteins from animal tissues, using BCA assay to quantify the proteins, and data analysis are provided. The experimental…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Laboratory Equipment, Data Analysis, Biology
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Heck, Andre – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2009
Technology offers ample opportunities to bring reality into the classroom. Students and teachers nowadays have many tools to work in an authentic way with real data in mathematics and science education. However, much research and development are still needed to create a consistent learning trajectory out of the many exciting single activities.…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Research Projects, Secondary School Students, Class Activities
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Lundahl, Brad W. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2008
To complement traditional learning activities in a masters-level research methodology course, social work students worked on a formal research project which involved: designing the study, constructing measures, selecting a sampling strategy, collecting data, reducing and analyzing data, and finally interpreting and communicating the results. The…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Research Projects, Research Methodology, Learning Strategies
Funnell, Robert, Ed. – 1996
This handbook, which was written by researchers with expertise in Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) system, provides background information about the following: approaches to research in vocational education and training (VET); the range of methods normally used in research and their the application to VET; and procedures for…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Merriam, Sharan B.; Simpson, Edwin L. – 1995
This book was developed to provide guidance in the process of systematic inquiry in the field of adult education and training. The book contains 11 chapters. It begins with an introduction and overview of the research process, followed by two chapters on how to shape a research problem and conduct a review of the literature that will help to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Data Analysis