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Teachers' Acceptance and Use of an Educational Portal
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Pynoo, Bram; Tondeur, Jo; van Braak, Johan; Duyck, Wouter; Sijnave, Bart; Duyck, Philippe – Computers & Education, 2012
In this study, teachers' acceptance and use of an educational portal is assessed based on data from two sources: usage data (number of logins, downloads, uploads, reactions and pages viewed) and an online acceptance questionnaire. The usage data is extracted on two occasions from the portal's database: at survey completion (T1) and twenty-two…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Intention, Secondary School Teachers, Adoption (Ideas)
The Male-Female Gap in Post-Baccalaureate Schooling
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Stevenson, Adam – ProQuest LLC, 2009
I investigate the nexus of gender, student ability, and post-baccalaureate (PB) program quality. This is the first general empirical study of graduate and professional educational investment to consider inter-field differences in quality and gender composition. A primary goal of this dissertation is to establish whether admissions policy can…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, College Graduates, Graduate Study, Graduate Students
A Conceptual and Analytic Framework for Doing Applied, Policy Relevant Rural Sociology.
Miller, Michael K. – 1985
This report for researchers in rural sociology develops a conceptual and analytic framework for evaluating policies or programs through interrelated models. Three models--structural analysis, control programming, and simulation--allow researchers to assess policy/program impact, determine why expected impacts did or did not occur, and modify…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Models, Path Analysis
A Conceptual and Analytic Framework for Applied Policy and Evaluation Research.
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Miller, Michael K. – Rural Sociology, 1986
Develops a conceptual and analytic framework for rural sociologists to document program results and consequences and to aid policy and program decisions. Addresses program/policy evaluation from perspectives of structural analysis, control programming, and simulation. Emphasizes dynamic, nonrecursive nature of evaluation processes. (LFL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Models, Path Analysis
Building Academic Quality in Distance Higher Education. A Monograph in Higher Education Evaluation and Policy.
Chacon-Duque, Fabio J. – 1985
The factors that determine course completion and achievement in college distance education were investigated using a sample of 25 courses offered through the Independent Learning Program at the Pennsylvania State University. The main objective was to develop a multivariate model to explain and predict outcomes of distance education. Additional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Programs, Distance Education
A Comparison of Various MRA Methods Applied to Longitudinal Evaluation Studies in Vocational Education.
Kapes, Jerome T.; And Others – 1980
Three models of multiple regression analysis (MRA): single equation, commonality analysis, and path analysis, were applied to longitudinal data from the Pennsylvania Vocational Development Study. Variables influencing weekly income of vocational education students one year after high school graduation were examined: grade point averages (grades…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, High School Graduates, High Schools, Income