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Self-Study of Dialogic Collaborative Educational Action Research in an Online Environment. Sage Research Methods: Doing Research Online
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Allan Feldman; Jawaher Alsultan – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2022
In our region, the southeastern United States, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the rapid decision to close schools in early March 2020. Science teachers were suddenly required to teach their classes online with little time to prepare and little training in how to do so. In response, we invited 10 high school science teachers to participate in a…
Descriptors: Action Research, Electronic Learning, Educational Research, High School Teachers
Diffusion of the Personal Computer Innovation in Public High Schools: A Mixed Methods Approach. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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W. Tad Foster – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Based on the work of E.M. Rogers regarding the diffusion of innovations (i.e. change), the study described in this case was designed and conducted to test the relationships of key psychological variables on the participants' (high school teachers) behavior regarding the degree of personal computer use. The merger of specific quantitative and…
Descriptors: Computers, Innovation, Computer Uses in Education, Public Schools
Studying Science Teacher and Student Learning with Mixed Methods: A Case of Classroom Research. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Erin Marie Furtak – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
Studies that follow teachers for multiple years are unfortunately rare in educational research. To help "connect the dots" between teachers' participation in professional development meeting and student learning, I conducted a mixed-methods study that followed high school teachers in and out of a school-based professional development…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Student Relationship, Learning Processes, Thinking Skills
Acquiring Opinions of a High School Dropout Prevention Program: Conducting Focus Groups with Adolescents. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Tray J. Geiger – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
In this case study, I describe my experiences as a novice researcher in conducting focus groups with high school students to learn about their participation in a high school dropout prevention program. The dropout prevention program was a partnership among the high school, the local state university, and the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Program Evaluation, High School Students, High School Teachers
Partial Ethnography with an Embedded Case Study: Exploring Teacher Beliefs and 'In-the-Moment' Interactions in UK School Mathematics Classrooms. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Elizabeth Lake – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2015
My PhD research asks why UK high school mathematics teachers who probably love mathematics do not always fully share this with their students. Currently, I am completing my data collection at the end of my second PhD year. I think that researching this might inform new teachers and classroom practice. There is research in mathematics education…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers
Moderated Mediation in Structural Equation Modeling: The Role of Friendships and Self-Concept in Math Performance. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Shannon R. Audley – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
As a former Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) high schoolteacher, I am interested in factors that influence students' STEM performance, particularly in the role that adolescents' social lives--especially friendships--play in their STEM achievement. Previous research suggests that adolescents' friendships influence their academic…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, STEM Education, Mathematics Achievement