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Webb-Williams, Jane – Research in Science Education, 2018
Self-efficacy has been shown to influence student engagement, effort and performance as well as course selection and future career choice. Extending our knowledge regarding the development of self-efficacy has important implications for educators and for those concerned about the international uptake of science careers. Previous research has…
Descriptors: Science Education, Self Efficacy, Elementary School Science, Mixed Methods Research
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Sammons, Pam; Kington, Alison; Lindorff, Ariel; Ortega, Lorena – Review of Education, 2018
This paper draws on findings from a study of 'inspiring' teachers in order to illustrate the way in which the chosen mixed methods design contributed to the success of the research in addressing its research aims. The study investigated the concept of 'inspiring' and 'inspirational' teaching through recruiting a purposive sample of 17 primary and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Mixed Methods Research
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Holtzman, Mellisa – Teaching Sociology, 2018
Cornerstone courses bridge introductory content from lower-level survey courses with the more advanced theoretical and methodological content of upper-level, major-only courses. Cornerstones are implemented with the goal of better preparing students for advanced coursework and/or assisting them with understanding their major and its associated…
Descriptors: Sociology, Career Readiness, Majors (Students), Introductory Courses
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Paskevicius, Michael; Veletsianos, George; Kimmons, Royce – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Inspired by open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open source software, the openness movement in education has different meanings for different people. In this study, we use Twitter data to examine the discourses surrounding openness as well as the people who participate in discourse around openness. By targeting hashtags related to open…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Social Media, Open Education, Educational History
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Dampson, Dandy George; Havor, Felicia Mensah; Laryea, Prince – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2018
The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of distributed leadership in Public Senior High Schools (SHS) with regard to school improvement. Using the Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Method design, 92 teachers and 4 head masters and 4 assistant head masters were randomly and census sampled. Three research questions were formulated and…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Grounded Theory
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Streeter, Kaitlyn; Deaver, Sarah – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2018
This multiple case study investigated the impact of art therapy treatment on depressive symptoms in women diagnosed with infertility. A mixed-methods study design was implemented in which 13 participants each engaged in 6 individual art therapy sessions. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was administered before and after the 6 sessions,…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Females, Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies
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Wakeling, Lara; Aldred, Peter; Hains-Wesson, Rachael – Journal of Food Science Education, 2018
The study investigated students' perceptions and attitudes toward the use of ePortfolios for reflective practice as a learning and teaching strategy. A mixed-method approach was applied to the study in a first-year food science unit, at a regional Australian university. Data were generated via 3 sources, in order to provide the evidential basis…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Mixed Methods Research
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Hong, Ji; Greene, Barbara; Roberson, Robin; Cross Francis, Dionne; Rapacki Keenan, Lauren – Teacher Development, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate various career paths pre-service teachers explore and the processes of establishing their commitment to becoming a teacher. A mixed-methods design was employed; 326 surveys measured the levels of pre-service teachers' career exploration and commitment using occupational identity status (achievement,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Career Exploration, Teacher Motivation, Professional Identity
Double, Katelin B. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
A mixed methodological approach was used to examine the impact of disclosure characteristics on mental health among individuals who have experienced campus sexual violence occurring at Christian and non-religiously affiliated universities. After completing an online survey, a sample of 97 participants qualified for the study. No disclosure and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Sexuality, Violence, Correlation
Kailiti, Hellen B. K. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
As more women increasingly assume leadership roles that were traditionally occupied by men, the possibility that the leadership strategies of men and women will differ continues to attract attention. In many developing countries, including Kenya, women are still underrepresented in leadership but there are a few women who have risen through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Stereotypes, Women Administrators, College Administration
Ritter, Karen Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Psychological Capital, developed by Fred Luthans as a byproduct of the positive psychology movement, involve the study of how applied positive states, attributes, and behaviors can improve performance in the workplace. An organization's leader needs a proactive, positive approach that emphasizes hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism to…
Descriptors: Principals, Psychology, School Culture, Psychological Patterns
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Eacott, Scott – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
This paper describes and justifies the protocol for a research project investigating regional secondary school consolidation reforms in New South Wales, Australia. The study is designed to describe the experiences of those directly involved in the transition to a consolidated school in a way that has so far eluded educational leadership…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries, Educational Research
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Guetterman, Timothy C.; Creswell, John W.; Deutsch, Charles; Gallo, Joseph J. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2019
The Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences aims to enlarge the national pool of trained investigators in mixed methods and improve the quality of grant applications to the National Institutes of Health. Selected scholars are assigned a consulting team, participate in webinars, and attend an annual "retreat"…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Consultants, Workshops, Intervention
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Seawright, Jason – Sociological Methods & Research, 2016
Qualitative and multimethod scholars face a wide and often confusing array of alternatives for case selection using the results of a prior regression analysis. Methodologists have recommended alternatives including selection of typical cases, deviant cases, extreme cases on the independent variable, extreme cases on the dependent variable,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Selection, Research Design, Social Science Research
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Amani, Jaqueline – International Journal of Higher Education, 2016
This article sets out to determine the association between the reasons why university students in Tanzania select their fields of study and intention to join their respective professions upon completion of their studies. A mixed methods research approach was adopted to study a random sample of 1043 undergraduate students (Male=61%, Female=39%)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Course Selection (Students), Mixed Methods Research
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