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Rose, Richard; Shevlin, Michael – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
When developing case studies within a longitudinal study of special educational needs provision within the Republic of Ireland, the authors were conscious of the critiques of the use of this approach within educational research. The difficulties associated with generalisation, challenges of ensuring trustworthiness and the possibilities of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries, Special Education
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Phillips, Lawrence; Pearl, Lisa – Cognitive Science, 2015
The informativity of a computational model of language acquisition is directly related to how closely it approximates the actual acquisition task, sometimes referred to as the model's "cognitive plausibility." We suggest that though every computational model necessarily idealizes the modeled task, an informative language acquisition…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Models, Computational Linguistics, Credibility
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Gürel, Cem; Süzük, Erol – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
This study investigates the quality of argumentation developed by a group of pre-service physics teachers' (PSPT) as an indicator of subject matter knowledge on model rocketry physics. The structure of arguments and scientific credibility model was used as a design framework in the study. The inquiry of model rocketry physics was employed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Persuasive Discourse, Space Sciences
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Onorato, Suzanne; Musoba, Glenda Droogsma – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Institutions of higher education are uniquely positioned to educate tomorrow's leaders and initiate change in the number and ethnic diversity of women in leadership roles. The purpose of our study was to understand the essence of Hispanic college women's leadership identity development with participants and researchers co-constructing meaning. We…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, Colleges, Higher Education
Mizell, Paul J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was a case study of the experiences and perceptions of collaborative, subject-alike planning among middle school teachers. Many investigators have identified gaps between teacher planning and classroom instruction and have asserted that teacher planning often occurs independently and in isolation of other teachers. Researchers in other…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Case Studies, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Attitudes
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Rafferty, Patricia D. – Journal of Management Education, 2013
This article forms part of an exploration into how graduate students experience group work. A single case, embedded study was completed in 2011, which reveals insight and understanding into the manner in which part-time MBA students experience group work assignments and how these experiences contribute to their perception of positive group work…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Business Administration Education, Part Time Students
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Blair, Anthony L. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2010
The article addresses the effective use of full-time and part-time faculty in transforming an institutionalized marginalized professional studies unit into an academic unit with greater academic credibility, as perceived by traditional colleagues and accreditors. Recommendations are supported by a case study narrative from the experiences of the…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, College Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Accreditation (Institutions)
Cooper, Jeff – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation addresses theory and practice of evaluation and assessment in university student affairs, by applying logic modeling/program theory to a case study. I intend to add knowledge to ongoing dialogue among evaluation scholars and practitioners on student affairs program planning and improvement as integral considerations that serve…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Models, Program Effectiveness, Logical Thinking
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Christ, Thomas W. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2009
Teaching mixed methods research is difficult. This longitudinal explanatory study examined how two classes were designed, taught, and evaluated. Curriculum, Research, and Teaching (EDCS-606) and Mixed Methods Research (EDCS-780) used a research proposal generation process to highlight the importance of the purpose, research question and…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Methods Research, Research Proposals, Evaluation
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Summers, Laura; Lohr, Linda; O'Neil, Colleen – TechTrends, 2002
Discusses communication skills in instructional design. Highlights include academic preparation; a communication model that includes data, feelings, and credibility; communication with the employer, the client, and peers; and strategies for improving communication, including partnerships with businesses, internships, collaboration with other…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competence, Credibility, Higher Education
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Collins, Mauri P.; Berge, Zane L. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Discussion of electronic journals focuses on the founding of "IPCT Journal" (Interpersonal Computing and Technology). Topics addressed include scholarship and scholarly journals; effects of the print model on the electronic model; and problems with electronic journals, including credibility, accessibility, technical issues, and questions…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Credibility
1998
This document contains four papers from a symposium on work analysis and expertise. "Using Performance Analysis for Training in an Organization Implementing ISO-9000 Manufacturing Practices: A Case Study" (Dale E. Kunneman, Catherine M. Sleezer) reports on a study in which a theory-based model, the Performance Analysis for Training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Core Curriculum, Credibility
House, Ernest R. – 1977
Evaluation is an act of persuasion directed to a specific audience concerning the solution of a problem. The process of evaluation is prescribed by the nature of knowledge--which is generally complex, always uncertain (in varying degrees), and not always propositional--and by the nature of logic, which is always selective. In the process of…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Audiences, Bias, Case Studies