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An Exploratory Study on the PhD Dissertation: PhD Students' Opinions on Their Research Development Process
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Turhan, Nihan Sölpük; Karadag, Engin – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this research is to compare the approaches within the context of the PhD students' dissertation process. Moreover, in this research it is aimed to identify how PhD students evaluate their own dissertation process. In addition, this research analyses the differences between the students' study attitudes "in the PhD dissertation…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Students, Student Attitudes, Research Methodology
Language-Learning Motivation and Immersion Students: Research Project Case Study. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Pamela M. Wesely – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This research project case study describes the research practicalities and design of a mixed methods dissertation study about the language-learning motivation of students who had attended a language immersion school. Mixed methods research, an approach to research in which elements of both quantitative (numbers-focused) and qualitative…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Student Motivation, Immersion Programs, Institutional Characteristics
AN OBSERVATION ABOUT HAWTHORNE EFFECT IN AN EXPERIMENT IN THE TEACHING OF READING IN FIRST GRADE--A HYPOTHESIS.
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MCCRACKEN, ROBERT A. – 1968
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE IF A HAWTHORNE EFFECT WERE PRESENT IN A 3-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY WHICH COMPARED TWO METHODS OF TEACHING READING IN FIRST GRADE. THE INITIAL SUBJECTS WERE TWO TEACHERS AND FIVE FIRST-GRADE CLASSES OF RANDOMLY ASSIGNED STUDENTS WHO COMPOSED ONE EXPERIMENTAL, ONE CONTROL, AND THREE SUBCONTROL GROUPS.…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Grade 1, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction
Using Existing Classroom Data to Explore Relationships in a Theoretical Model of Academic Motivation.
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Corno, Lyn; Mandinach, Ellen B. – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
Existing classroom data were used in a preliminary test of a theoretical model of student academic motivation. Expected relationships among verbal ability, internality, self-esteem, and success were found, along with evidence that class grouping may alter them. Problems encountered using existing research for other purposes are described.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Locus of Control
Controlled Experimentation in Research and Instructional Units.
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Quilling, Mary R. – 1968
The establishment of Research and Instructional (R and I) Units is discussed in terms of their utility and applicability for research needs. These units are said to provide a propitious setting for rigorous educational research. Two experiments in R and I units are described--one dealing with ways to implement feedback to students on their school…
Descriptors: Blacks, Control Groups, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Protracted Intrusive Research in Schools: Why Us?
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Todman, John; And Others – Educational Studies, 1990
Considers problems wrought by protracted and potentially disruptive research conducted in school environments. Seeks to reconcile researcher and school interests. Presents a case study research project in which designating a teacher as a research assistant prevented many problems. Stresses maintaining cooperation and the importance of schools…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education