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Chelsea T. Morris – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2024
This case study is based on a program evaluation of a professional certificate program that trains early childhood care and education providers to build and support young children's emotional literacy. The research project described in the case study will address approaches to methodological combination, justifying research design and changes to…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Teacher Certification, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education
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
Manuj Kumar Gokul – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
In 2007, I embarked on what turned out to be a 6-year-long PhD study that examined the leadership of teaching and learning through advice and information in school subject teams. Previous research had focused predominantly on formally designated leaders and their interactions with followers in informal contexts. My study focused on both formal and…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Teacher Leadership, Research Projects, Case Studies
Creswell, John W. – Pearson Education, Inc., 2015
"Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research" offers a truly balanced, inclusive, and integrated overview of the processes involved in educational research. This text first examines the general steps in the research process and then details the procedures for conducting specific types…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Research Methodology
Jennifer Scoles; Mark Huxham; Jan McArthur – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
Researchers who are interested in asking a number of questions about a particular phenomenon are increasingly looking to mixed methods as a useful research approach. In this case study, we discuss how mixed-methods research is situated in current debates about quantitative and qualitative methods. Then, we provide some reasons as to why we, and…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research
Rashunda L. Stitt; Denise L. Winsor – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
First-generation college students are viewed as a group of at-risk individuals simply because their parents did not attend college. As a result, these students are at a higher risk of dropping out than other college students if their needs are not met. A number of researchers have conducted studies of first-generation college students in order to…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Attitudes, At Risk Students, Student Needs
Stufflebeam, Daniel L.; Shinkfield, Anthony J. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2007
"Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications" is designed for evaluators and students who need to develop a commanding knowledge of the evaluation field: its history, theory and standards, models and approaches, procedures, and inclusion of personnel as well as program evaluation. This important book shows how to choose from a growing…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Standards, Glossaries
Apple, Michael W., Ed.; And Others – 1974
This book presents controversial aspects of evaluation and aims at broadening perspectives and insights in the evaluation field. Chapter 1 criticizes modes of evaluation and the basic rationality behind them and focuses on assumptions that have problematic consequences. Chapter 2 introduces concepts of evaluation and examines methods of grading…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Learning, Research Design
McCallon, Earl L.; McCray, Emajean – 1975
This is one of a series of eight short monographs intended to aid practicing educators in planning and conducting accountability programs in schools. This booklet discusses how to construct and utilize a mail questionnaire that is appropriate to the objectives of a particular research or evaluation effort. Short sections focus in turn on the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Questionnaires, Research Design
Fisher, Wayne W., Ed.; Piazza, Cathleen C., Ed.; Roane, Henry S., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Describing the state of the science of ABA, this comprehensive handbook provides detailed information about theory, research, and intervention. The contributors are leading ABA authorities who present current best practices in behavioral assessment and demonstrate evidence-based strategies for supporting positive behaviors and reducing problem…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Substance Abuse, Early Reading, Autism
McCallon, Earl L.; McCray, Emajean – 1975
This is one of a series of eight short monographs intended to aid practicing educators in planning and conducting accountability programs in schools. This booklet discusses how to plan and conduct interviews appropriate to the objectives of a particular research or evaluation effort. Short sections focus in turn on advantages of interviews,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Field Interviews, Guidelines, Interviews
McMillan, James H.; Wergin, Jon F. – 1998
This book helps students become better and more informed consumers of published research studies. The book provides students with a systematic approach for first identifying whether an article or report should be considered "research," and then understanding the type of research it is and using criteria to judge the research. The book is meant to…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Experiments
Diamond, Judy – 1999
This book gives step-by-step instructions on how to design, implement, and present an evaluation study for a museum or other settings for informal education, and it presents guidelines for studying the experiences of visitors in informal educational settings. The chapters are: (1) "Planning an Evaluation Project"; (2) "Informal…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Educational Facilities, Evaluation Methods, Informal Education
Fitz-Gibbon, Carol Taylor; Morris, Lynn Lyons – 1987
The "CSE Program Evaluation Kit" is a series of nine books intended to assist people conducting program evaluations. This volume, the third in the kit, discusses the logic underlying the use of quantitative research designs, including the pretest-posttest design, and supplies step-by-step procedures for setting up and interpreting the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Experiments
Thorpe, Jo Anne L. – 1986
Practicality is the hallmark of this physical education research manual. It focuses on applications with which investigators in this field typically are concerned; numerous examples clarify these points. All phases of research are covered, beginning with writing mechanics and style and a blueprint of the chapters that comprise the creditable…
Descriptors: Computers, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques