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Rodriguez, Ma del Carmen; Pena, J. Vicente; Fernandez, Carmen Ma; Vinuela, Ma Paulina – Gender & Education, 2006
In this paper we will show some of the results of research which took place in the Principality of Asturias (Spain). Its purpose was finding out the gender discourses used by nursery teachers. Although we will not provide an exhaustive list of all the conclusions reached so far, we will put forward one of the aspects which has been developed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethics, Gender Differences, Interpersonal Relationship
Rancer, Andrew S.; Avtgis, Theodore A.; Kosberg, Roberta L. – 1999
Recently, training efforts have been undertaken to reduce the negative outcomes associated with increased verbal aggressiveness and accentuate the positive outcomes associated with increased argumentativeness within adolescent populations. This paper presents both positive and negative aspects of assessing aggressive communication predispositions…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Change
O'Daniel, Richard M. – 1994
This paper explores a facet of the organizational implications of an Afrocentric perspective in American education, primarily in public schools. It also explores, through two focus groups, the perceptions of 10 African-American school administrators and 10 teachers in a graduate education supervision class. The focus groups made it clear that the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Afrocentrism, College Administration, College Faculty
Doxey, Isabel – 1996
Agencies funding early childhood education projects, policy analysts, and research consumers have created a demand for research tools generating data with applied reliability. This paper examines the focus group as a social science research tool which meets this demand. Part 1 defines a focus group as a carefully planned discussion designed to…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Delphi Technique, Early Childhood Education
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McClure, Charles R. – Library Trends, 1994
Provides an overview of the importance of user-based evaluations of networked information services; reviews data collection techniques that provide a user perspective when assessing networked information services, including focus groups, user logs, interviews, observation, and surveys; and offers practical suggestions and guidelines for using such…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Focus Groups