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Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Röbken, Heinke; Ehrenspeck-Kolasa, Yvonne; von Ossietzky, Carl – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2014
This study builds upon a Delphi study carried out by Zawacki-Richter (2009) which posited a validated classification of research areas in the special area of distance education. We now replicate the study for the broader field of adult and continuing education (ACE). The aims of this paper are: firstly, to develop a categorisation of research…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Research, Delphi Technique
Saracho, Olivia, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2014
The "Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education" brings together in one source research techniques that researchers can use to collect data for studies that contribute to the knowledge in early childhood education. To conduct valid and reliable studies, researchers need to be knowledgeable about numerous research…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Qualitative Research
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Castanos, Carolina; Piercy, Fred P. – Qualitative Report, 2010
The authors make a case for using wiki technology in qualitative research. A wiki is an online database that allows users to create, edit, and/or reflect on the content of a web page. Thus, wiki technology can support qualitative research that attempts to understand the shared thinking of participants. To illustrate the use of the wiki for this…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Qualitative Research, Web Sites, Internet
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Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; von Prummer, Christine – Open Learning, 2010
This paper explores the associations between gender, collaboration and research methods in distance education research. Following a bibliometric approach, collaboration is operationalised through co-author relationships. The study is based on a review of 695 papers published in five prominent distance education journals between 2000 and 2008. It…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Research Methodology, Cooperation, Gender Differences
Wright, Phillip C.; Geroy, Gary D. – 1988
Exploring existing methodologies to determine whether they can be adapted or adopted to support strategic goal setting, this paper focuses on information gathering techniques as they relate to the human resource development professional's input into strategic planning processes. The information gathering techniques are all qualitative methods and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Delphi Technique, Force Field Analysis, Judgment Analysis Technique
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. – 1999
These proceedings consist of 43 presentations clustered into these key areas: position, strategy, contribution, and future issues; diversity of participation and contexts; issues in the workplace and learning settings; question of practitioners work; and questions of knowledge and methodology--all related to the themes of quality and diversity.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Caregivers, Competency Based Education