We interrogate the opportunities and challenges of using mixed methods (MM) within a developmental evaluation (DE) context by drawing on two illustrative cases that investigated educational change in Canada. Methods: Multi-case design and cross-case analysis, with a focus on examining common patterns across the two cases, enabling new ways of…

Lawson (1983a) offered that an individuals' experiences as students in schools are significant in shaping their views of teaching. Pajares (1992) argued that a teacher's perceptions of the classroom are a product of their experiences as students. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physical education (PE) pre-service…

Learning and participation are inseparable in the online learning environment. Much effort has been invested in encouraging online participation, but the effort tends to view online participation as a numerically aggregated variable, overlooking time issues of participation. Learning is a series of cumulative events, so participation at different…

Higher education administrators lack strong understanding about using course evaluation data to make judgments and decisions. Using archival student course evaluation data from a pharmacy school, we examined (a) course evaluation instrument reliability and validity; (b) bivariate relationships between eight course rating items and the overall…

This study explored the predictive relationship between leadership competencies and data driven decision making (DDDM) among rural community college leaders. The authors developed and disseminated a survey examining DDDM literacy level, community college leadership competencies, and other related key factors. Utilizing exploratory factor analysis,…