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Ewan Wright; Anne L. L. Tang; Syeda Kanwal Hassan – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2024
This article reports on an international mixed-method study on student leadership that sought to maximize opportunities for students to be engaged as researchers. Applying the conceptual lens of student voice, we reflect on students' contributions to each stage of the research. This included efforts to integrate the components of Mitra's 'pyramid…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Educational Research, Student Leadership, Mixed Methods Research
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Parks, Elinor – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
This study reports on the findings of a PhD study investigating the implications of the division between language and content in Modern Language degrees on students' development of intercultural competence and criticality across four universities, two in the US and two in the UK. It draws upon the theoretical frameworks of Intercultural…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Modern Languages, Undergraduate Students
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Buchanan, Lisa Brown; Hilburn, Jeremy – Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
In this mixed methods study, we examined the responses of 82 preservice teachers to the acclaimed documentary "Which Way Home", a film that profiles unaccompanied adolescents who hitchhiked the train system of Central America and Mexico en route to the United States. Using pre- and post-surveys (n = 82) and focus group interviews (n =…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Preservice Teachers, Immigration, Adolescents
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Leal Filho, Walter; Brandli, Luciana Londero; Becker, Deisi; Skanavis, Constantina; Kounani, Aristea; Sardi, Chrysoula; Papaioannidou, Dimitra; Paço, Arminda; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; de Sousa, Luiza Olim; Raath, Schalk; Pretorius, Rudi Wessel; Shiel, Christine; Vargas, Valeria; Trencher, Gregory; Marans, Robert W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: There is a widely held belief that sustainable development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper aims to examine the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Universities, School Policy
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Hands, Africa S. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This study aimed to identify factors motivating individuals to earn a doctoral degree in library and information science. Data about doctoral student motivation was collected from first-year students through a survey, semi-structured interviews, and personal admission statements. Findings suggest five motivating factors: research-related…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Motivation, Library Science, Library Education
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Asfahani, Ahmed – College Student Journal, 2018
The aim of this study was to assess the role of social support systems for Saudi Arabian students in the United States. A survey was conducted with Saudi sojourners using the Index of Sojourner Social Support (ISSS) instrument and the Ethno-Cultural Identity Conflict Scale (ECIS) (N = 210) and semi-structured interviews (N = 15). Saudi students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Student Surveys, Foreign Students
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Behle, Heike – European Journal of Training and Development, 2017
Purpose: Using the example of an amalgamated secondary school qualification (International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme--IBCP), in which both vocational education and training (VET) and academic subjects are taught, the paper aims to discuss the use of skills and knowledge gained during the IBCP for post-secondary school activities.…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Secondary Education, Vocational Education, Academic Education
Pfaffe, Linda D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
An examination of the perceptions of mLearning held by secondary teachers as well as mLearning best practices and professional development. Using the SAMR model (Puentedura, 2013) along with Romrell's (2014) definition of mLearning, this study evaluated mLearning activities (tools and applications) currently being used by secondary school…
Descriptors: Models, Technology Integration, Electronic Learning, Teacher Attitudes
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Cauwelier, Peter; Ribière, Vincent M.; Bennet, Alex – Learning Organization, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to evaluate if the concept of team psychological safety, a key driver of team learning and originally studied in the West, can be applied in teams from different national cultures. The model originally validated for teams in the West is applied to teams in Thailand to evaluate its validity, and the views team…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Mixed Methods Research
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Liu, Shujie; Liu, Caixiang; Stronge, James; Xu, Xianxuan – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2016
Two research questions guided this study of teacher selection: (a) What characteristics do Chinese principals look for when hiring teachers? And (b) what is the effect of participants' gender, experience, or school location on perceived characteristics of effective teacher candidates in hiring? Both interviews and a questionnaire survey were used…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries, School Location
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Ivy, Karen Lynne-Daniels – International Journal on E-Learning, 2017
This paper shares the findings of a study conducted on a virtual inter-cultural global leadership development learning project. Mixed Methods analysis techniques were used to examine the interviews of U.S. and Uganda youth project participants. The study, based on cultural and social constructivist learning theories, investigated the effects of…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Online Courses, Cooperative Learning, Interviews
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Yakaboski, Tamara; Perez-Velez, Karla; Almutairi, Yousef – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2018
Through an exploratory sequential mixed-methods case study of 1 midsize research university, this study models how to use research to assess student experiences of campus climate and then create new opportunities that address their needs on campus. The purpose of this study was to explore Saudi graduate students' experiences and their interactions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies, Research Universities
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Roumell, Elizabeth A. L.; Bolliger, Doris U. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2017
Many education doctoral programs offer extensive amounts of coursework online or from a distance utilizing a variety of combinations of course delivery. Given the increase in the number of online programs in recent years, it is reasonable to believe that blended, distance, and online practices will continue to be integrated more widely into…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Doctoral Programs, Online Courses, Blended Learning
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Day, Frederick C.; Burbach, Mark E. – Creighton Journal of Interdisciplinary Leadership, 2015
A unique challenge for organizations is in leading diverse, dispersed teams whose members are motivated to work independently, but are willing to collaborate. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of how nuanced variations in motivational patterns influences the relationship between work satisfaction and virtual team…
Descriptors: Motivation, Job Satisfaction, Teamwork, Mixed Methods Research
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Panicacci, Alessandra; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2017
The majority of multilinguals immersed in different cultures report feeling different when switching languages. Although the influence of personality on self-perceptions has been investigated, little attention has been paid to acculturation aspects. The present study is based on a mixed-method approach combining questionnaire and interview data.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Personality Traits, Immigrants, Mental Health
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