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Namey, Emily; Guest, Greg; McKenna, Kevin; Chen, Mario – American Journal of Evaluation, 2016
Evaluators often use qualitative research methods, yet there is little evidence on the comparative cost-effectiveness of the two most commonly employed qualitative methods--in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus groups (FGs). We performed an inductive thematic analysis of data from 40 IDIs and 40 FGs on the health-seeking behaviors of African…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Focus Groups
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Zhu, Yu; Mark Shum, Shiu-Kee; Brian Tse, Shek-Kam; Liu, Jinghui Jack – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
A study is reported of the performance and attainment of 32 students from overseas studying elementary Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) in a Chinese university. With an AB-BA design, they were asked to use two forms of writing media to present two essays: one a word-processed essay entitled "My Favourite Female" and the other a…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Instruction, College Students, Foreign Students