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Direct linkBeng Kok Ong – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2024
This article examines how rigour is achieved in the Abductive Research Strategy (ARS). It begins with a review of some of the arguments about objectivity and rigour in social sciences, which shows that quantitative and qualitative researchers hold different meanings of objectivity and therefore different ways of achieving rigour in their research.…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
Thompson, Greg – T.H.E. Journal, 2013
At best, insurance is a crucial investment that leads to peace of mind after large educational technology expenditures. If something goes wrong, the insurer pays the claim. At worst, insurance premiums siphon money from school budgets while lining the pockets of distant company executives. John Connolly, director of technology at Consolidated High…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Insurance Occupations
Download full textPilz, Matthias – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2009
In the financial services sector in Germany the proportion of trainees qualified to go on to university is particularly high. But what induces school leavers not to go (straight) to university? A written survey of over 500 trainees in the banking and insurance sectors examined the motivations for the choice of educational pathway. Only some of the…
Descriptors: Financial Services, Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Zemke, Ron – Training, 1982
The idea of the professional support group is discussed, and several current examples are described: (1) the Million Dollar Roundtable for insurance salespeople; (2) the Scandinavian study circle; (3) executive clubs; (4) career development networks for women; (5) informal professional development groups or "juntos"; and (6) juntos for…
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Development, Clubs, Employed Women
Cuyahoga Community Coll., Cleveland, OH. – 1980
The findings and recommendations found in this report are the result of a cooperative planning process undertaken by Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) to determine the best way of meeting the training and educational needs of the employed adults in its service district. Background information is presented first, describing the composition and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Allied Health Occupations, Apprenticeships
Pennsylvania Blue Shield, Camp Hill. – 1994
A project developed a model curriculum to be delivered by computer-based instruction to teach the required literacy skills for entry workers in the health insurance industry. Literacy task analyses were performed for the targeted jobs and then validated with focus groups. The job tasks and related basic skills were divided into modules. The job…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
