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Hewlett, Lynn; Werbeloff, Merle – Teaching Public Administration, 2023
Mixed methods approaches are increasing advocated for researching complex problems in the social sciences, but they are not widely used by postgraduate students of public management. This article describes a study where qualitative and quantitative methods lecturers worked collaboratively to design and teach both methodology courses in an…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Graduate Students, Mixed Methods Research, Curriculum Design
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Rigsby, Ellen M.; Imamura, Makiko – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2020
This study provides an overview of the shifting epistemological terrain regarding methodological approaches to the research process in the field of communication and discusses how a mixed-methods design could improve methods comprehension in undergraduate education. The authors describe how they incorporated a mixed-methods project into the…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Research Projects, Student Research, Undergraduate Students
Nieky van Veggel – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
As part of my PgCert in Higher Education Practice, I undertook a learning and teaching research project into the effect of small group mathematics tutorials on student confidence and academic performance. I chose this project because it related directly to my practice as a higher education lecturer: I regularly supported first year animal science…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Guetterman, Timothy C.; Creswell, John W.; Deutsch, Charles; Gallo, Joseph J. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2019
The Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences aims to enlarge the national pool of trained investigators in mixed methods and improve the quality of grant applications to the National Institutes of Health. Selected scholars are assigned a consulting team, participate in webinars, and attend an annual "retreat"…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Consultants, Workshops, Intervention
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Jones, Phil; Bauder, Julia; Engel, Kevin – College & Research Libraries, 2016
Grinnell College participated in ACRL's [Association of College and Research Libraries] first cohort of Assessment in Action (AiA), undertaking a mixed-methods action research project to assess the effectiveness of librarian-led research literacy sessions in improving students' research skills. The quantitative data showed that the quality of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Private Colleges, Mixed Methods Research, Action Research
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Roberts, Pauline – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
Reflection has been a component of teacher education programs for many years. The introduction of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the National Quality Standard (NQS) into Western Australian schools appear to have brought a renewed focus to this. For universities involved in teacher education, reflection remains a complex construct…
Descriptors: Reflection, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Gaad, Eman – Journal of International Education Research, 2015
This paper presents the findings of a government-funded research project that was aimed at providing well-trained teacher assistants to enable inclusion of learners with intellectual disabilities in 21 Emirati government schools across the United Arab Emirates. The project is a first in the country and attracted media attention because of its dual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Mainstreaming, Inclusion
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Burn, Katharine; Mutton, Trevor; Thompson, Ian; Ingram, Jenni; McNicholl, Jane; Firth, Roger – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
The introduction in England of the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) provided a stimulus to ensure that beginning teachers understand the nature of poverty and critically examine strategies used by schools seeking to overcome the barriers to academic achievement that it presents. This article explores the effects of asking student-teachers within a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Student Teachers, Poverty
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Thistoll, Tony; Yates, Anne – Distance Education, 2016
This article reports two studies undertaken at The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, a vocational distance education (DE) provider, where course completion rates have risen to match those of face-to-face technical institutions. A simple model of student engagement is presented, which reflects the triality between the student, institution, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Graduation Rate
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Gerena, Linda; Ramírez-Verdugo, M. Dolores – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2014
This study was carried out as an international cooperative research project supported by a Fulbright Scholar award to investigate attitudes and perceptions towards bilingual education, and to extract key findings on effective pedagogy in bilingual schools in the Region of Madrid, where expansion of bilingual programs has been rapidly increasing.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education, International Cooperation, Research Projects
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Clark, Gordon; Jasaw, Godfred Seidu – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2014
This paper uses triangulation to assess key aspects of a team-based, participatory action research programme for undergraduates in rural communities across northern Ghana. The perceptions of the programme and its effects on the students, staff and host communities are compared, showing areas of agreement and disagreement. The successes of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teamwork, Mixed Methods Research, Participatory Research
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Gannaway, Deanne; Hinton, Tilly; Berry, Bianca; Moore, Kaitlin – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013
Effective dissemination is crucial if innovation and development in teaching and learning in higher education are to lead to sustainable changes in practice. In 2003, King used an agricultural metaphor to challenge innovators to understand the purposes behind their dissemination aims. Similar to the way that seed can be spread, one could choose to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Information Dissemination, Higher Education
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Basham, Matthew J.; Campbell, Dale F.; Mahmood, Hajara; Martin, Kenyatta – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2012
For almost 20 years the Community College Futures Assembly (CCFA) has met annually in Orlando, Florida to serve as a showcase of best practices in community college administration and to serve as a think-tank for research and policy. Through the years the research methodology has evolved. The 2011 CCFA used a mixed-methods approach: qualitative…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Research Projects, Mixed Methods Research, College Administration
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Davis, Geraldine – Management in Education, 2014
Since 2006, UK policy has identified a professionalisation agenda for staff working in early childhood education and care settings. This has included the development of graduate leaders with a specific purpose to lead improvements in these settings by leading change, and hence improving outcomes for children. This article reports on findings from…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Development, Research Projects, Mixed Methods Research
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Tillotson, John W.; Young, Monica J. – Grantee Submission, 2013
If the true efficacy of preservice programs in the overall development of science teachers is to be accurately assessed, researchers and practitioners must work toward establishing a solid research base that critically examines the linkages between teacher preparation, classroom instruction, and pupil learning, to act as a lens to guide practice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers, Beliefs, Teacher Education Programs
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