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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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Maschke, Sabine; Wellnitz, Verena – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2019
This article is concerned with the method of the socio-spatial map. It is a method that combines visual (sketches/drawings) with verbal expressions (interviews) in a triangulating manner. This process is particularly suited to empirical questions and analyses of "educational contexts," "processes" and "strategies"…
Descriptors: Maps, Interviews, Mixed Methods Research, Educational Research
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Fàbregues, Sergi; Paré, Marie-Hélène; Meneses, Julio – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2019
The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study is to describe and compare how researchers in the education, nursing, psychology, and sociology disciplines operationalize and conceptualize the quality of mixed methods research (MMR). An international sample of 44 MMR researchers representing these four disciplines were interviewed. The study…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mixed Methods Research, Comparative Analysis, Nursing
Peterson, Jean S. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2019
Intended to guide scholars who are new to qualitative research, this methods brief focuses mostly on what reviewers look for in manuscripts submitted for publication. The author acknowledges that reviewers' preferences likely reflect their theoretical perspectives, research-oriented coursework, mentors, and research and writing experiences. The…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Qualitative Research, Educational Research, Vocabulary
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Smirnova, Lyudmila; Lazarevic , Bojan; Malloy, Veronica – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2018
This paper explores how pedagogy is being influenced by fast developing digital technologies. Results are presented from exploratory research conducted in 2016. The findings are addressed in terms of the transformation of learning and education, including the move from the measured to the engaged classroom. Emerging technology creates a natural…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Research, Constructivism (Learning)
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Bourke, Roseanna; MacDonald, Jo – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2018
Evaluation research focusing on educational initiatives that impact on the learning and lives of young people must be challenged to incorporate 'student voice'. In a context of conventional evaluation models of government-led initiatives, student voice is a compelling addition, and challenges the nature of traditional forms of evaluation. It…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Student Participation, Student Attitudes, Mental Health Programs
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McAlpine, Lynn; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Castelló, Montserrat – Studies in Continuing Education, 2018
Two decades of research into early career researchers has highlighted the interaction of a constellation of influences in making sense of their experiences. Such research largely draws on either quantitative or qualitative traditions. While both traditions explore similar phenomena, research questions are often framed differently and use different…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Researchers, Novices, Research Design
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West, Deborah; Huijser, Henk; Heath, David – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
As learning analytics activity has increased, a variety of ethical implications and considerations have emerged, though a significant research gap remains in explicitly investigating the views of key stakeholders, such as academic staff. This paper draws on ethics-related findings from an Australian study featuring two surveys, one of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Ethics
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Holosko, Michael J.; Barner, John R.; Allen, Junior Lloyd – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Purpose: We assessed citation impact scholarship of women in the top 25-ranked schools of social work in the United States. Method: We used a mixed methodology. Part 1 was a secondary data analysis of the top-25 "U.S. News and World Report" ranked schools from 2012 using the Hirsch h-index over a 10-year period. Qualitative interviews…
Descriptors: Social Work, Citation Analysis, Women Faculty, Womens Studies
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Owusu, Francis; Kalipeni, Ezekiel; Awortwi, Nicholas; Kiiru, Joy Mueni Maina – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2017
This study explores the meaning and competencies of "research leadership" in the African context and investigates strategies for developing it. Data for the study were gathered through an online survey that targeted recipients of research grants/support from key research funders to selected African institutions. The recipients of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Studies, Educational Research, Research Skills
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Wallace, Michelle; Byrne, Cathy; Vocino, Andrea; Sloan, Terry; Pervan, Simon J.; Blackman, Deborah – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the dynamics of the Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) in Australia through the lens of a changing higher education landscape. The paper reflects on issues raised in a previous analysis of DBA programmes undertaken a decade ago, and highlights persistent challenges and emerging opportunities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change
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Achinewhu-Nworgu, Elizabeth; Nworgu, Queen Chioma; Azaiki, Steve; Dikeh, Charles Nna – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2015
Conducting education research requires researchers to observe key legal and ethical obligations and to respect the rights of research participants. Legislation pertaining to data protection, in particular, has important implications for the way in which research data is collected, used, stored and shared. Researchers are also required to conduct…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Research, Ethics, Legal Responsibility
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Sadeghi, Karim; Abutorabi, Parviz – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2017
Understanding teachers' conceptions of research is fundamental to creating opportunities for teachers to be research-engaged and to take a more leading role in policy and curriculum development. This study investigated the views of Iranian English language teachers towards research by examining their conceptions of what research is, how often they…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Galway, Gerald; Sheppard, Bruce – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
In this paper we compare the use of research and other evidence in the decision-making practices of two groups of education policy elites, situated in different contexts--provincial education ministries and school districts. Data are derived from two pan-Canadian studies: Galway (2006) and Sheppard, Galway, Brown and Wiens (2013). The findings…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Utilization, Evidence, Decision Making
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Griggs, Julia; Speight, Svetlana; Farias, Javiera Cartagena – Education Endowment Foundation, 2016
The Ashford Teaching Alliance (ATA) Research Champion project ("the programme") was a pilot intervention aimed at developing teaching expertise and practice by promoting the use of educational research in decision-making and teacher practice. The programme ran for one academic year (2014/2015) in five schools within the ATA. Delivery was…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Decision Making, Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice
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