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Chelsea T. Morris – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2024
This case study is based on a program evaluation of a professional certificate program that trains early childhood care and education providers to build and support young children's emotional literacy. The research project described in the case study will address approaches to methodological combination, justifying research design and changes to…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Teacher Certification, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education
Elizabeth A. D. Wacker; Shauna L. Rienks; Julie S. McCrae – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2018
Identifying effective literacy interventions for teachers of very young children is important, but it is not easy. In this case study, we share our experiences implementing a quasi-experimental evaluation of an early literacy program. We describe the design and context of the study and discuss three key issues that we encountered with data…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education
Rafiqah Mustafaa – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
In January 2014, I began working as an evaluator on an education reform project being implemented by faculty in science and engineering departments at my university. The core goals of the project were for participating faculty members to improve students' learning, engagement, and recruitment and retention in selected introductory-level courses…
Descriptors: Observation, Interviews, College Faculty, Evaluation Methods
Jonathan Nakamoto; Staci J. Wendt; John A. Rice; Juan Carlos Bojorquez; Anthony Petrosino – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This case study describes the use of a regression discontinuity design and a quasi-experimental design to evaluate the impact of School Improvement Grants on high school students' reading, mathematics, and science achievement. The high schools that participated in the School Improvement Grant program were very low performing and received…
Descriptors: Grants, Quasiexperimental Design, Research Methodology, Case Studies
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
Jennifer Scoles; Mark Huxham; Jan McArthur – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
Researchers who are interested in asking a number of questions about a particular phenomenon are increasingly looking to mixed methods as a useful research approach. In this case study, we discuss how mixed-methods research is situated in current debates about quantitative and qualitative methods. Then, we provide some reasons as to why we, and…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research