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Download full textFoundation for Child Development, 2020
As the number of publicly funded early childhood education (ECE) programs increases, policymakers will need empirical evidence to justify the taxpayer investment. Such justification will require a stronger understanding of the essential components of an ECE program's design, as well as solid evidence on which components, or constellations of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Research Utilization, Outcomes of Education, Educational Research
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Direct linkBartlam, Bernadette; Waterfield, Jacqueline; Bishop, Annette; Holden, Melanie A.; Barlas, Panos; Ismail, Khaled M.; Kettle, Christine; Foster, Nadine E. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2018
This article outlines the rationale for adopting a mixed methods approach within randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and explores challenges associated in doing so. Taking the example of the EASE Back feasibility and pilot study (Evaluating Acupuncture and Standard care for pregnant womEn with "BACK" pain: ISRCTN49955124), we detail why…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Mixed Methods Research, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Design
Murphy, David; Oliver, Mary; Pourhabib, Sanam; Adkins, Michael; Hodgen, Jeremy – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
This report examines the range of factors that might influence the decision by social care professionals on the use of boarding schools as an intervention option for Children in Need (CiN) or children on a Child Protection Plan (CPP). Attempts to conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) failed to recruit participants. Initially, failure to…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Caseworkers, Social Work, Intervention
