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Lovat, Terence; Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid; Fairbairn, Hedy; Kiley, Margaret; Paltridge, Brian; Starfield, Sue – Higher Education Review, 2015
The paper draws on a series of Australian Research Council (ARC) projects aimed at understanding better the process of doctoral examination. The early phase focussed on the Australian doctorate, which functions without a Viva, while the later phase was concerned with comparing the earlier findings with analysis of the United Kingdom (UK) and New…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Methods, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
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Birner, Regina; Davis, Kristin; Pender, John; Nkonya, Ephraim; Anandajayasekeram, Ponniah; Ekboir, Javier; Mbabu, Adiel; Spielman, David J.; Horna, Daniela; Benin, Samuel; Cohen, Marc – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2009
The article provides a conceptual framework and discusses research methods for analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services. The framework can also assist policy-makers in identifying reform options. It addresses the following question: Which forms of providing and financing agricultural advisory services work best in which situation? The…
Descriptors: Models, Research Methodology, Rural Extension, Agricultural Production
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Le Grange, Lesley – South African Journal of Education, 2007
Over the past thirty years we have witnessed a proliferation of educational methods/methodologies aimed at helping us to make sense of the world--to provide clarity about the meaning of social reality. However, although these methods/methodologies are useful frameworks, they do not capture fully the untidy realities of the real world. The…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Educational Practices
HALLS, W.D. – 1968
THIS PAPER ON COMPARATIVE ADULT EDUCATION BEGINS BY DISCUSSING COMPARATIVE METHODS IN THE ABSTRACT. IT THEN PRESENTS TWO MODELS, AS PROPOUNDED BY A LAYMAN IN THE FIELD OF ADULT EDUCATION, AND CONCLUDES WITH A FEW SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS AS TO PROCEDURE. CURRICULUM ANALYSIS AND INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS ARE THE PROCESSES REPRESENTED IN THE PRINCIPAL…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences
Wong, Bernice Y. L. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1988
The instructional model for intervention research in learning disabilities includes three foci: (1) knowledge inculcation (including declarative, procedural, and metacognitive knowledge); (2) students' cognitive processing of their training activities; and (3) students' motivation to learn. Advantages of the model include ease of linking with any…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Methods, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Lybeck, Leif – 1979
Described in this paper is a research approach used in science and mathematics education at the University of Goteborg (Sweden). The theoretical base of this approach relies on strong interaction between theoretical studies and empirical studies in the science classroom, with close cooperation between researcher and teacher. Within this paper,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Methods, Educational Research