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A Study Comparing Text-Based WhatsApp and Face-to-Face Interviews to Understand Early School Dropout
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Direct linkDesai, Rachana; Magan, Ansuyah; Maposa, Innocent; Ruiter, Robert; Rochat, Tamsen; Mercken, Liesbeth – Youth & Society, 2024
The majority of adolescents communicate via text-based messaging, particularly through WhatsApp, a widely used free communication application. Written content on WhatsApp has the methodological potential to provide rich qualitative interview data. This study compares data collected using text-based WhatsApp versus face-to-face interview…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Computer Mediated Communication, Dropouts
The Combined Effect of Personalized Appeal and Pre-Coding of Personal Data on Questionnaire Returns.
Download full textShale, Doug – 1986
Factors affecting the return rate of a mailed questionnaire were investigated. A survey was mailed to 196 students who had dropped out of home study courses offered by a distance education university. The effects of personalizing the cover letter and of including anonymous pre-coded personal information on the questionnaire were studied in a 2 X 2…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Data Collection, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Barwuah, Adjei; Green, Muriel; Lawson, Liz – FEDA Report, 1997
This document examines three studies that explored additional support, retention, and guidance in England's urban colleges. The foreword and summary discuss the mission, focus, and results of each study. "Funding and Tracking Additional Support in Basic Skills and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)" (Liz Lawson, Philida…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Check Lists, Counseling Services
Brooks, Greg; Giles, Kerry; Harman, John; Kendall, Sally; Rees, Felicity; Whittaker, Sara – 2001
Research on adult basic skills in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the English-speaking world was reviewed. The review focused on the following aspects of adult basic skills education: the scale of need and impact of poor basic skills; learner characteristics; motivation, attendance, dropping out, and progression; provision and programs; tutors…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
