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Implementation of school-based continuing professional teacher development programmes in high schools in the Fort Beaufort Education District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa : towards a teacher development model
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the main points of the Declaration of Ethics and its application in the area of research ethics and its implications in the field of political science.
Abstract: ....................................................................................................................................... ii DECLARATION ................................................................................................................................. iv DECLARATION ON PLAGIARISM ........................................................................................................ v DECLARATION ON RESEARCH ETHICS CLEARANCE ............................................................................ vi DEDICATION .................................................................................................................................. vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................. viii ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................. xvii CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................................. 1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY .......................................................................................................... 1 1.
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29 Nov 2018TL;DR: The 4th edition of Gray's book Doing Research in the Real World as discussed by the authors has been published and includes new chapters on Visual Research Methods, Digital Research Methods and Getting Started Using NVIVO, along with other chapters updated to reflect developments in digital research tools.
Abstract: David E. Gray has produced a 4th edition of his successful textbook Doing Research in the Real World. This useful handbook for social science researchers includes the addition of entirely new chapters on Visual Research Methods, Digital Research Methods and Getting Started Using NVIVO, along with other chapters updated to reflect developments in digital research tools. This has been done whilst also retaining a comprehensive overview of research methods in the social sciences. The purpose of this book remains to assist researchers and their supervisors in navigating the complex decisions involved in the design and execution of research projects and does this in a clear and approachable way.
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TL;DR: Mertens as discussed by the authors, Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2005, second edition, ISBN 0761928057, 507 pages, paperback.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Donna M. Mertens, Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2005, second edition, ISBN 0761928057, 507 pages, paperback. Includes references. Includes photo.
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TL;DR: This work has shown that legitimate peripheral participation in communities of practice is not confined to midwives, tailors, quartermasters, butchers, non-drinking alcoholics and the like.
Abstract: In this important theoretical treatist, Jean Lave, anthropologist, and Etienne Wenger, computer scientist, push forward the notion of situated learning - that learning is fundamentally a social process. The authors maintain that learning viewed as situated activity has as its central defining characteristic a process they call legitimate peripheral participation (LPP). Learners participate in communities of practitioners, moving toward full participation in the sociocultural practices of a community. LPP provides a way to speak about crucial relations between newcomers and old-timers and about their activities, identities, artefacts, knowledge and practice. The communities discussed in the book are midwives, tailors, quartermasters, butchers, and recovering alcoholics, however, the process by which participants in those communities learn can be generalised to other social groups.
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18 Aug 2006TL;DR: This book discusses writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research, and the importance of knowing the structure of the writing so that it Relates to the Designs Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study Within Designs.
Abstract: List of Tables List of Figures Preface Purpose of This Book Audience for the Book Book Features Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Understanding Mixed Methods Research Purpose and Organization Clarifying Terms What Is Mixed Methods Research? The Importance of Mixed Methods Research Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 2: Examining Preliminary Considerations Consider Worldview Stances The Basics of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Research Problems Addressed by Mixed Methods Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 3: Locating and Reviewing Mixed Methods Studies Searching for and Reviewing Mixed Methods Studies A Mixed Methods Notation System and Visual Diagrams Four Examples of Mixed Methods Studies Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 4: Choosing a Mixed Methods Design Classifications of Mixed Methods Designs The Four Major Types of Mixed Methods Designs Selecting a Type of Mixed Methods Design Implementing the Design Decisions Writing a Paragraph to Identify a Study's Design Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 5: Introducing a Mixed Methods Study Writing a Mixed Methods Title Stating the Problem in the Introduction The Purpose Statement Research Questions and Hypotheses Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 6: Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research Procedures in Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection Data Collection in Mixed Methods Design Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 7: Analyzing Data in Mixed Methods Research Procedures in Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Data Analysis With Mixed Methods Designs Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 8: Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research General Guidelines for Writing Organize the Structure of the Writing So That It Relates to the Designs Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study Within Designs Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 9: Questions Often Raised About Mixed Methods Research Anticipate Mixed Methods Questions What Is Mixed Methods Research? Is Mixed Methods Research Accepted? Is Mixed Methods Research Realistic? Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 10: Future Directions for Mixed Methods Research Needed Developments in Mixed Methods Research Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Appendix A. A Triangulation Design Appendix B. An Embedded Design Appendix C. An Explanatory Design Appendix D. An Exploratory Design References Index About the Authors
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01 Jan 1980TL;DR: In this article, the context of educational research, planning educational research and the styles of education research are discussed, along with strategies and instruments for data collection and research for data analysis.
Abstract: Part One: The Context Of Educational Research Part Two: Planning Educational Research Part Three: Styles Of Educational Research Part Four: Strategies And Instruments For Data Collection And Researching Part Five: Data Analysis
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01 Mar 2003
TL;DR: In this article, a nova edicao do conhecido livro sobre metodologia de pesquisa de Creswell is presented, e uma obra excelente de referencia for cursos introdutorios de metodology-de-pisa em programas de pos-graduacao.
Abstract: Nova edicao do conhecido livro sobre metodologia de pesquisa de Creswell. Originalmente pensado no campo da Educacao, o autor ficou muito conhecido tambem em Administracao. Nesta nova edicao, ele procura sair da dicotomia metodos quantitativos x qualitativos, com uma otima discussao adicional sobre metodos mistos. Como um todo, e uma obra excelente de referencia para cursos introdutorios de metodologia de pesquisa em programas de pos-graduacao.
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20 Jan 1984
TL;DR: Examples are drawn from different areas of business - such as human resources management, strategic management, operations management, finance, accounting, and information management - to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the applications of research methods.
Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction to Research. Chapter 2. Scientific Investigation. Chapter 3. Technology and Business Research. Chapter 4. The Research Process: Steps 1 to 3: The Broad Problem Area, Preliminary Data Gathering, Problem Definition. Chapter 5. The Research Process: Steps 4 and 5: Theoretical Framework Hypothesis Development. Chapter 6. The Research Process: Step 6: Elements of Research Design. Chapter 7. Experimental Designs. Chapter 8. Measurement of Variables: Operational Definition and Scales. Chapter 9. Measurement: Scaling, Reliability, Validity. Chapter 10. Data Collection Methods. Chapter 11. Sampling. Chapter 12. Data Analysis and Interpretation. Chapter 13. The Research Report. Chapter 14. Managerial Decision Making and Research. Module: A Refresher on Some Statistical Terms and Tests. A Final Note to the Student. Glossary of Terms. References. Statistical Tables. Index.
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