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Qualitative research & evaluation methods
Michael Quinn Patton
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In this paper, conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.Abstract:
This book explains clearly conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, Complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.read more
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Factors influencing the quality of intimate relationships six months after delivery—First-time parents' own views and coping strategies
TL;DR: First-time parents' experiences of factors that affect the quality of their intimate relationship and the way they cope with their situation six months after delivery are described and analyzed with the aim of preventing unnecessary separations/divorces after couples become parents.
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Qualitative Research In Management And Organisational Studies With Reference To Recent South African Research
TL;DR: In this article, a special edition of the Journal dealing with recent qualitative work undertaken by local industrial psychologists, sketch the nature of qualitative research globally, its position in South Africa, and finally, the status of such research as applied to the management/organisational field abroad as well as in South African.
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Toward Authentic IEPs and Transition Plans: Student, Parent, and Teacher Perspectives:
Wendy Cavendish,David J. Connor +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examined perspectives on factors that influence meaningful student and parent involvement in Individualized Education Program (IEP) transition planning, using survey data and OPE data collected from the National Center for English Language Processing.
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Schools Following 8 Years of Mandating Legislation in Denmark: A Nationwide Survey.
Carolina Malta Hansen,Carolina Malta Hansen,Line Zinckernagel,Annette Kjær Ersbøll,Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen,Mads Wissenberg,Freddy Lippert,Peter Weeke,Gunnar Gislason,Gunnar Gislason,Gunnar Gislason,Lars Køber,Christian Torp-Pedersen,Fredrik Folke,Fredrik Folke +14 more
TL;DR: Completed CPR training was associated with believing other schools were conducting training, awareness of mandating legislation, presence of a school CPR training coordinator, teachers teacher feeling competent to conduct training, and having easy access to training material.
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Teachers’ Interaction With Children in the School Meal Situation: The Example of Pedagogic Meals in Sweden
TL;DR: To realize the potential of pedagogic meals, teachers must be educated and become aware of the effects of their behaviors, and the ACTS framework can constitute a useful tool.