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The Role of Supporting Technologies in a Mixed Methods Research Design
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Dagnino, Francesca-M.; Dimitriadis, Yannis; Pozzi, Francesca; Rubia-Avi, Bartolomé; Asensio-Pérez, Juan-I. – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2020
Nowadays, technologies play a key role in educational research processes, especially in the context of complex designs or integrative perspectives (qualitative and quantitative). Affordances provided by new tools and technological devices are constantly impacting the way educational research is carried out. Consequently, this growing importance…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Educational Research, Technology Uses in Education, Influence of Technology
Methodological and Conceptual Issues Confronting a Cross-Country Delphi Study of Educational Program Evaluation
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Hung, Hsin-Ling; Altschuld, James W.; Lee, Yi-Fang – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
Although the Delphi is widely used, research on certain methodological issues is somewhat limited. After a brief introduction to the strengths, limitations, and methodological challenges of the technique, we share our experiences (as well as problems encountered) with an electronic Delphi of educational program evaluation (EPE) in the Asia-Pacific…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries
Mission, Initiatives, and Obstacles to Research in Agricultural Education: A National Delphi Using External Decision-Makers.
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Buriak, Philip; Shinn, Glen C. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1989
A four-phase Delphi procedure collected opinions from deans of agriculture and education and directors of agricultural experiment stations. The consensus of these decision makers was that agricultural research missions and initiatives should be focused to take advantage of knowledge and talents in the field; clustered to reflect the focus of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agricultural Education, Delphi Technique, Educational Research
The Gap between Educational Research and Practice: A Literature Review, Symposium, and Questionnaire
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Broekkamp, Hein; van Hout-Wolters, Bernadette – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2007
In the heated debate on the gap between educational research and practice, participants often defend single solutions based on monocausal problem analyses. This article aims to improve the quality of the debate by encouraging participants to take a many-sided perspective. To this purpose, we first reviewed the literature and developed an inventory…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Educational Research, Adoption (Ideas), Theory Practice Relationship
Adapting Vocational Curricula to Changes in Business and Industry: A Comparative Analysis of Three Cases.
Brandsma, Jittie; And Others – 1988
A comparative analysis was made in the Netherlands of three projects aimed at answering the following research questions: (1) what are the backgrounds and characteristics of the methods for the construction of qualification profiles (a description of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job performance) for the curriculum and training…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competence, Conferences, Curriculum Development
Research Priorities and Goals for Vocational Education Personnel Development.
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Griggs, Mildred Barnes – 1990
The purpose of this project was to identify and gain consensus among vocational educators regarding their perceptions of the most critical research goals and the most critical research problem areas in vocational education personnel development. The Delphi technique was used in the three rounds of the survey. The first round requested lists of the…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Educational Research, Leadership, Postsecondary Education