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Fitzpatrick, Tess – Language Teaching, 2010
An objective selection protocol identified 25 Ph.D. theses from Welsh universities in the period 2003-2008 which are relevant to the field of second language acquisition. Most of these fall into three broad subject areas: language in school, acquisition and assessment of spoken language, and lexical issues. The last of these encompasses the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Methods Research, Speech, Research Methodology
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Paige, R. Michael; Fry, Gerald W.; Stallman, Elizabeth M.; Josic, Jasmina; Jon, Jae-Eun – Intercultural Education, 2009
This paper reports on the preliminary results of a research project "'Beyond immediate impact: Study abroad for global engagement' (SAGE)" which examines the long-term impact of study abroad on various forms of global engagement. The study employs a retrospective tracer study and mixed methods research design. Survey results from 6391 study-abroad…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Research Design, Methods Research, Discussion Groups
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Rossi, Peter H.; Berk, Richard A. – Human Organization, 1981
Provides a detailed introduction to the variety of purposes for which evaluation research may be used and to the range of methods currently employed in the practice of that field. Uses specific examples, where appropriate, to provide concrete illustrations of both the goals of evaluation researchers and the methods used. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Methods, Methods Research, Policy Formation
Mhone, Guy C. Z. – 1975
This paper suggests that the current crisis in Black Studies is due to its failure to achieve full legitimacy as a unique academic area of concern. The paper further contends that the lack of an external and internal legitimacy is due to the lack of an objectively identifiable unique methodology to undergrid Black Studies. Section I addresses the…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Culture, Black Education, Black History
Risser, John J.; Tulley, John E. – 1976
A pilot study evaluation of SIGI (System of Interactive Guidance and Information) at Pasadena City College in 1974-75 tested the effectiveness of an experimental research design for an expanded field test of the system the following year. (SIGI is a computer based career guidance program designed by Educational Testing Service to assist community…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Guidance, College Students