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Sheryl MacMath; Barbara SalingrĂ© – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Our research examines the effectiveness of intake variables used by a Canadian post-degree teacher education program over the period of 3 years to select candidates for entry into the program. Using a mixed-methods approach, we compared intake variables (grade point average, written response, work experience, reference letters, academic…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Mixed Methods Research, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries
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Alexander, Jennifer L.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Smith, Katie A. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2015
In this review, the authors include 23 studies where researchers experimentally evaluated training for teachers of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Authors summarized qualitative information on study and participant characteristics. Next, variables related to teacher practice and student learning targets were categorized based on…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Evidence, Best Practices
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Griffin, Kimberly A.; Museus, Samuel D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2011
In this article, the authors discuss the utility of combining quantitative and qualitative methods in conducting intersectional analyses. First, they discuss some of the paradigmatic underpinnings of qualitative and quantitative research, and how these methods can be used in intersectional analyses. They then consider how paradigmatic pragmatism…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Researchers
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Duranczyk, Irene M. – AMATYC Review, 2008
This article, the second in a three-part series, outlines the qualitative research design and findings. The qualitative study was conducted three to five years after students completed their developmental mathematics course work at a large Midwest public university. The purpose was to collect students' points of view regarding what, if any,…
Descriptors: Research Design, Qualitative Research, Mathematics Education, Developmental Studies Programs
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Simons, Lori; Jacobucci, Raymond; Houston, Hank – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2006
A quasi-experimental research design with quantitative and qualitative methodologies was conducted to explore reactions of 21 students to treatment manuals for substance abuse. Students were randomized to experimental (n = 11) and attention-control (n = 10) groups involving exposure to one of two manual-based therapy interventions. Quantitative…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Research Design, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis