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How Does Mode of Qualitative Data Collection Affect Data and Cost? Findings from a Quasi-Experimental Study
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Namey, Emily; Guest, Greg; O'Regan, Amy; Godwin, Christine L.; Taylor, Jamilah; Martinez, Andres – Field Methods, 2020
Internet-based platforms are increasingly used to collect qualitative data. We conducted a quasi-experimental study to explore whether data collection mode affects data content and data collection costs. Participants (N = 171) were assigned systematically to one of four modes--(1) in-person (control), (2) online video-based, (3) online chat-based,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Data Collection, Costs, Data
What Do Digital Books Mean for Libraries?
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Lynch, Clifford – Journal of Library Administration, 2001
Discusses digital books, or electronic books, and their relationship to libraries and communication between authors and readers. Topics include the scholarly market, for academic libraries, versus the consumer market; textbooks versus novels; digitization of older books; marketing; costs; and electronic books versus printed books. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Costs, Higher Education
Effectiveness and Costs of Distance Education Using Computer-Mediated Communication.
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Phelps, Ruth H.; And Others – American Journal of Distance Education, 1991
Discussion of the cost effectiveness of distance education highlights an investigation that explored both the cost and the instructional effectiveness of using computer-mediated communication (CMC) for two courses in the U.S. Army Reserve Component. Student performance is compared and evaluated for CMC versus traditional resident courses. (24…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Distance Learning--Who Benefits? Who Pays?
Burleton, B. J. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1984
Outlines a distance education course in telecommunications offered through Brunel Technical College, Bristol, England. Objectives of the college, the sponsor, college staff, and students enrolled in the course are investigated together with problems, cost implications, and student and staff perceptions. Distance and evening students' performance…
Descriptors: Costs, Course Descriptions, Distance Education, Educational Research
The Cost-Effectiveness of an Interactive Video System for Science Instruction.
White, Benny M.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1989
A study of eighth grade science students compared the instructional effectiveness and the cost effectiveness of an interactive video system with the use of 16mm films for teaching a science unit. Results indicated that interactive video can be significantly more effective than conventional methods of instruction. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
Databases Online and on CD-ROM: How Do They Differ, Let Us Count the Ways.
Nahl-Jakobovits, Diane; Tenopir, Carol – Database, 1992
Discussion of the use of CD-ROM databases for end-user searching versus online database searching in academic libraries focuses on a comparison of two databases, "Psychological Abstracts" and "Sociological Abstracts," that were searched in both formats. Factors of response time, coverage, content, and cost were investigated for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Cost Effectiveness