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O'Neill, Barbara – Journal of Extension, 2013
The critical incident technique (CIT) is a qualitative research method where subjects are encouraged to tell personal stories that provide descriptive data. Researchers who use the CIT employ a structured methodology to encourage respondents to share their experiences regarding a particular topic. Incidents are considered effective/successful when…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Critical Incidents Method, Qualitative Research
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Tyre, Ashli; Feuerborn, Laura; Pierce, Jennifer – Preventing School Failure, 2011
When many students are tardy at the secondary level, teachers must continually restart instruction or delay beginning instructional periods throughout the school day. To address the considerable amount of instructional time lost caused by high rates of tardiness, the authors investigated the results of schoolwide intervention to reduce student…
Descriptors: Intervention, Tribally Controlled Education, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Program Effectiveness
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Westwood, Marvin J.; McLean, Holly; Cave, Douglas; Borgen, William; Slakov, Paul – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2010
This study is an evaluation of the Veterans Transition Program, a residential, group-based program designed to assist the transition of military personnel back into Canadian society by aiding with their personal and career readjustment. Participants in the program included 18 male soldiers who experienced varying degrees of combat-related trauma.…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Military Personnel, Veterans, Transitional Programs
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Crunkilton, Dhira D. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2009
The purpose of this study was to assess staff and client perspectives on the Internet-based Journey Mapping program evaluation tool. A drug court program was chosen for a case study research design. Six staff and 10 clients participated in interviews and observations, and also responded to a questionnaire. A staff survey provided additional data.…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Critical Incidents Method, Evaluation Methods, Research Methodology
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Rickard, Kim; Rickard, Alex – Education & Training, 2009
Purpose: While information and communications technology provides new opportunities for supporting mentoring, there is a need to explore how effectively these potential benefits are being realized. This paper seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of a program in the small business context as a basis for proposing determinants of e-mentoring…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mentors, Small Businesses, Coaching (Performance)
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Kearns, Hugh; Gardiner, Maria; Marshall, Kelly – Higher Education Research and Development, 2008
What is it that makes a PhD such a difficult process, and prevents candidates from completing on time? In this paper, we propose that self-sabotaging behaviours, including overcommitting, procrastination and perfectionism, have a role to play. At Flinders University, we have developed a program in which we work with PhD students to help to reduce…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Program Effectiveness, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Dissertations
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Small, Ruth V.; Snyder, Jaime – School Library Media Research, 2009
This article reports the results of the second phase of a three-phase study on the impact of the New York State's school libraries' services and resources on student achievement and motivation. A representative sample of more than 1,600 classroom teachers, students, and school library media specialists (SMLSs) from 47 schools throughout New York…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness
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Morrison, Julie Q. – Journal of School Violence, 2007
The Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Model for crisis intervention was developed for use with emergency service personnel. Research regarding the use of the CISM Model has been conducted among civilians and high-risk occupation groups with mixed results. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the CISM Model for…
Descriptors: Critical Incidents Method, Stress Management, Models, Crisis Intervention
Hezlett, Sarah A. – Online Submission, 2005
Most researchers studying mentoring have assessed the assistance proteges receive from their mentors using measures derived from the analysis of informal mentoring relationships. However, it is questionable whether formal, or assigned, mentoring relationships are the same as informal ones. Multiple methods were used in this study to investigate…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Mentors, Attitude Measures, Program Effectiveness
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Morrison, Julie; Russo, Charles J.; Ilg, Timothy J. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2006
Crisis in the context of a school has many unique features related to the social structure and sense of community within schools. A school crisis exposes children and staff to threat, loss, and trauma that undermine the safety and stability of the entire school. Crisis intervention has as its explicit aim the goal of providing immediate support to…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Social Structure, Literature Reviews, Best Practices
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Robins, Arthur J.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Reports the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a training program for foster grandparents employed at a residential center for disturbed children. Describes training objectives focused on the role of the foster grandparents in helping their charges to develop socially acceptable behavior. A cognitive problem-solving strategy was taught.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Children, Critical Incidents Method
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Mitchell, Ojmarrh; MacKenzie, Doris L.; Perez, Deanna M. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
This research addresses the question: Does the military atmosphere of a treatment-oriented boot camp lead to greater reductions in antisocial attitudes and cognitions than a standard correctional facility that is also treatment-oriented? A self-report measure of antisocial attitudes and cognitions was collected from 118 inmates randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Resident Camp Programs, Therapeutic Environment, Critical Incidents Method