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Al-Taneiji, Shaikah; Ibrahim, Ali – International Education Studies, 2017
This study investigates teachers' perceptions of their leadership practices in United Arab Emirates schools and the contextual and personal factors which support or deter them from becoming teacher leaders. The study used a mixed research design. First, a self-administered questionnaire was completed by 937 teachers in one big city in the UAE.…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Barriers, Second Language Learning, Leadership Styles
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Denson, Cameron D. – Journal of Technology Education, 2017
This article examines the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program and investigates its impact on underrepresented student populations. MESA was started in California during the 1970s to provide pathways to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers for underrepresented students and represents an exemplar model…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Achievement, Mixed Methods Research, Self Efficacy
Baele, Loren C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This multiple methods (Denzin, 1978) study investigated two instructional approaches, traditional module and electronic Problem-Based Learning instruction (e-PBL), used within a middle school engineering classroom focused on the variables of engagement, content knowledge, student self-assessment and teacher assessment of problem solving solutions.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Engineering Technology, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
Peterson, Teri S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study employed mixed methods, engaging both quantitative and qualitative inquiries. In terms of the quantitative inquiry, the purpose of this study was to explore and assess gender-based salary inequities at a Carnegie Classified Research High university in the Intermountain West. Qualitative inquiry was used to follow up and contextually…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Correlation, Career Choice, Mixed Methods Research
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Kyndt, Eva; Govaerts, Natalie; Claes, Trees; De La Marche, Jens; Dochy, Filip – Studies in Continuing Education, 2013
The current research starts from the observation that low-qualified employees hold a vulnerable position on the labour market. It has been argued that learning and development can decrease this vulnerability; unfortunately research has shown that low-qualified employees participate considerably less in learning activities in comparison with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Motivation, Mixed Methods Research, Labor Market
Samruayruen, Buncha – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to identify the existing level of self-regulated learning (SRL) among Thai online learners, to examine the relationship between SRL and academic achievement based on a) course completion and b) course grades, and to investigate differences in SRL as they correlate to demographic factors. A mixed-methods research…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Grades (Scholastic)