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A Study of Intake Variables in Teacher Education: Analyzing a Mixed-Methods Approach. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Sheryl MacMath; Barbara Salingré – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Our research examines the effectiveness of intake variables used by a Canadian post-degree teacher education program over the period of 3 years to select candidates for entry into the program. Using a mixed-methods approach, we compared intake variables (grade point average, written response, work experience, reference letters, academic…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Mixed Methods Research, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries
A Mixed-Methods Study of Teacher Perceptions of Standardized Testing in the United States and Canada, with a Focus on the Qualitative Research Approach. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Arlo Kempf – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
From 2011 to 2013, I accidentally studied US and Canadian teacher perceptions of standardized testing and its effects in the classroom. I had intended to study the role of equity issues in teacher practice; however, in conversation with teachers during initial semi-structured interviews in the United States, it became clear that understanding the…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Attitudes, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries
A Research into Research: An Integration of the Theories in Educational Research.
Cheong, George S. C. – CORE: Collected Original Resources in Education, 1978
A paradigm depicts research as a continuum along three major dimensions: utility--basic v applied; nature--theoretical v empirical; and causality--least v most experimental. (CP)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Educational Experiments, Educational Research, Foreign Countries