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Cooper, Joseph N. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine and contrast the experiences of Black male scholar athletes at a Division I historically Black college/university (HBCU) and historically White university (HWU) and identify key contributors to their positive transitional experiences (academic, athletic, and social) in college. Two focus groups, 8…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, College Athletics, Athletes, Interviews
Bailey, Earl – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Search expertise has long been studied and used extensively in information seeking behavior research, both as a fundamental concept and as a method of comparing groups of users. Unfortunately, while search expertise has been studied for some time, the conceptualization of it has lagged behind its use in categorizing users. This has led to users…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Online Searching, Expertise, Information Seeking
Shiang, Ruei-Fang – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2018
While theories of embodied cognition have been investigated in lab experiments with proficient readers, currently no studies have applied these theories to improving reading comprehension for low-proficiency readers. Using an embodied cognition approach, this study investigated producing comics as an embodied reading activity. To compare effects…
Descriptors: Cartoons, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Maheshwari, Shweta; Vohra, Veena – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2018
Implementing change effectively is critically significant given the changing organisational environment and high failure rate of change implementation. Training and development practices enable employee skill development facilitating effective change implementation. However, there is lack of studies describing role played by these practices in…
Descriptors: Training, Employees, Program Implementation, Employee Attitudes
Berejena Mhongera, Pamhidzayi – Child Care in Practice, 2017
This qualitative study explored adolescent girls' perspectives and programme needs as they transition from two institutions in Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe. The study was guided by the sustainable livelihood and feminist theoretical frameworks. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 adolescent girls (16 inside and 16 outside) from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
Gustavo M. Loor – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled K-12 schools and districts across the United States to quickly pivot to distance learning. This disruption to traditional in-person instruction required shifts in district leadership and teacher pedagogy. Previous research has shown that teachers must be provided with learning and supportive environments that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Practices, Instructional Leadership, Technology Integration
Miller, Lawrence R., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The benefits of involvement in work-integrated learning programs, also known as cooperative education have been touted since inception in 1899. Unfortunately, little research has been published related to the factors that impact enrollment within these programs. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that have influenced the…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Cooperative Education, Community Colleges, Measures (Individuals)
Harper, Lynsey R.; Downie, J. Roger; Muir, Martin; White, Stewart A. – Journal of Biological Education, 2017
The benefits of field courses for biological science students are well established, but field courses also have limitations: they are generally too brief to allow significant research and they are staff-designed and led, limiting the development of student autonomy. In contrast, the value of student-organised field expeditions has been little…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Focus Groups, Higher Education
Harris, Frank, III; Harper, Shaun R. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2015
Social scientists, educational researchers, postsecondary educators (including student affairs professionals), and others have attempted to understand problematic behavioral trends and developmental outcomes among undergraduate men. Little attention has been devoted to examining the masculine identities and ideals about manhood that these students…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Masculinity, Undergraduate Students, Higher Education
Ashour, Sanaa – Quality in Higher Education, 2017
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven autonomous emirates that follow different economic models. There is a process for quality assurance at the federal level, however, each emirate takes its own approach to assure the quality of its institutions. This has resulted in different procedures and varying levels of oversight and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Commercialization
Hodge, Samuel R.; Haegele, Justin; Gutierres Filho, Paulo; Rizzi Lopes, Gleides – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to analyse Brazilian physical education teachers' beliefs about their experiences teaching students with disabilities. Participants were six physical education teachers from schools located in the city of Brasília, Brazil. The research paradigm was descriptive-qualitative situated in the theory of planned behaviour.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Shaw, Ryan D. – Contributions to Music Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the lesson planning practices of three experienced band teachers at the high school level. For the purposes of this study, experienced teachers were those with 25 or more years of teaching experience. Research questions were: (a) how do experienced high school band teachers plan for teaching, and (b)…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Music, Music Education, Music Teachers
Guest, Greg; Namey, Emily; Taylor, Jamilah; Eley, Natalie; McKenna, Kevin – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2017
Qualitative researchers often have to decide whether to collect data using focus groups or individual interviews. We systematically compare these two methods on their ability to generate two types of information: unique items in a brainstorming task and personally sensitive disclosures. Our study sample consisted of 350 African-American men living…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, Randomized Controlled Trials, Qualitative Research
Camacho-Villa, Tania Carolina; Almekinders, Conny; Hellin, Jon; Martinez-Cruz, Tania Eulalia; Rendon-Medel, Roberto; Guevara-Hernández, Francisco; Beuchelt, Tina D.; Govaerts, Bram – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016
Purpose: Little is known about effective ways to operationalize agricultural innovation processes. We use the MasAgro program in Mexico (which aims to increase maize and wheat productivity, profitability and sustainability), and the experiences of middle level "hub managers", to understand how innovation processes occur in heterogeneous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Innovation, Agriculture, Administrators
Darmuki, Agus; Andayani; Nurkamto, Joko; Saddhono, Kundharu – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
A cooperative approach-based Speaking Learning Model (SLM) has been developed to improve speaking skill of Higher Education students. This research aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of cooperative-based SLM viewed from the development of student's speaking ability and its effectiveness on speaking activity. This mixed method study combined…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Education Programs, Questionnaires