Qualitative research & evaluation methods

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Qualitative research & evaluation methods

01 Jan 2002-Iss: 1

TL;DR: 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.

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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.

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Students learning information skills in communities of practice

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Aidah Abdul Karim¹, Rosseni Din¹, Parilah Mohd Shah¹•Institutions (1)

National University of Malaysia¹

01 Dec 2011

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined students learning information skills from multiple perspectives of Malaysian higher education teachers, librarians and students, and found that participants viewed students learning skills as students engaging in student information practice.

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Abstract: This study examined students learning information skills from the multiple perspectives of Malaysian higher education teachers, librarians and students. Using a qualitative inquiry, the study observed student information skills programs, examined the programs' teaching and learning resources, and interviewed teachers, librarians and students who engaged in the programs. The findings suggest that participants viewed students learning information skills as students engaging in student information practice. Via the process of participation and reification, teachers, librarians and students further identified the practice with six information tasks of students identifying information goal, identifying information sources, retrieving information sources, interacting with information sources, synthesizing information, and negotiating understanding. The study found students learning information skills provide a platform for teachers, librarians and students to mutually participate and sustain the process of students learning in higher education. The findings are essential to assist higher education communities to transform higher education students into knowledge creators as required by the national education framework.

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Reforming the governance of higher education in vietnam: case studies of change at three key universities

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Khanh Van Dao

01 Jan 2009

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focused on the reform of the governance of the higher education system in Vietnam and the forms and structures of governance established during the period of influence of the former Soviet Union, from the mid-1950s up until the end of the 1990s.

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Abstract: This investigation focuses on the reform of the governance of the higher education system in Vietnam. The forms and structures of governance established during the period of influence of the former Soviet Union, from the mid-1950s up until the end of the

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Communicative Leadership: Exploring Leaders’ Discourse on Participation and Engagement

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Solange Hamrin¹•Institutions (1)

Mid Sweden University¹

31 Aug 2016-Comunicação & Sociedade

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate organizational leaders' discourses and how they are embedded in organizational and national structures and relate to leadership and communication in two Swedish organizations, and investigate how they relate to organizational leaders and communication.

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Abstract: This study investigates organizational leaders’ discourses and how they are embedded in organizational and national structures and relate to leadership and communication in two Swedish organization ...

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...Method and data Leaders at several levels of the organizational hierarchy were selected in collaboration with the HR and communication departments at the local sites and headquarters using a maximum variation method (PATTON, 2002) so as ensure that a wide variety of views would be represented (PATTON, 2002; TRACY, 2013)....
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...…at several levels of the organizational hierarchy were selected in collaboration with the HR and communication departments at the local sites and headquarters using a maximum variation method (PATTON, 2002) so as ensure that a wide variety of views would be represented (PATTON, 2002; TRACY, 2013)....
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Tainted food—Do managers really go to jail?

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Rickey E. Richardson¹, Laura L. Gordey¹, Kyle C. Post¹•Institutions (1)

Tarleton State University¹

22 Mar 2018-Cogent Business & Management

TL;DR: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, in the United States, each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die.

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Abstract: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, in the United States, “each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die”. I...

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...Content analysis reduces data volume and subjectively interprets text data to arrive at patterns and themes (Hsiu-Fang & Shannon, 2005; Patton, 2002)....
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Difficulties Faced in Social Club Activities: A Qualitative Study Based on Teacher Opinions

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Murat Keçe

01 Oct 2015-Kuram Ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri

TL;DR: The concept of socialization is defined as one's ability to be in contact with other individuals by joining a social group as discussed by the authors, which is considered a prerequisite that people participating in social life do so through communicating, helping, exhibiting mutual understanding, and being acceptance toward one another.

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Abstract: The primary purpose of education is to raise physically and mentally healthy individuals who contribute to society effectively. Another of educations primary functions is to establish an environment for students not only to continually develop as a complete individual physically psychologically and sociologically but also to become happy and productive individuals who actively participate in social activities (Ye^ilyaprak, 2013).Since humans are social creatures, it is considered a prerequisite that people participating in social life do so through communicating, helping, exhibiting mutual understanding, and being acceptance toward one another.. Just as it is expected that individuals not remain insensitive to social problems, so are they expected to be able to propose solution to social problems. Such behavior is regarded as a path leading to the socialization of individuals who display an entrepreneur personality by expressing their opinions in matters concerning other individuals and themselves (George Washington Academy, 2014). In order for students to gain the above-mentioned qualities, some implementations have been suggested so as to raise students as effective individuals who actively participe in the 'Regulation on Social Activities' published in the official gazette dated January 13, 2005 by the Ministry of National Education in Turkey. These activities, which include different implementations and which aimed at raising students as social individuals, has been carried out by means of student clubs that meet once every two weeks in elementary and secondary schools. In this process, it is envisaged that student membership in any social club, regardless of grade level, be decided democratically in line with students' wishes. Social clubs are defined as planned, programmed, and systematic studies performed in or out of school, in accordance with education purposes, in line with students' interests and wishes, and to improve their personalities by benefitting from both school administration and club advisor's knowledge.Students participating in social club studies develop skills not only in working with various persons and groups, but also improve their collaboration skills, abilities to apply their knowledge to new situations, and conduct observations, examinations, and analyses (Social Skills Central, 2014). Furthermore, social club studies are regarded as a socialization tool since they not only help students to take an active role in various social groups when they are conducted with good advisor, but also help them to develop good relationships with others (Karsh, 2006). The concept of socialization is generally defined as one's ability to be in contact with other individuals by joining a social group. According to Tezcan (1994) however, socialization is expressed as one's 'preparation to society' during children's education process. In this respect, among the purposes of socialization are enabling children's expectations to remain in their mind, teaching them skills so that they may participate in adult activities and teaching them social roles and attitudes supporting (Setterns, 2002). On the other hand, Levine and Moreland (1994) indicated that individuals gain a group culture as a result of the socialization process and develop communication and interaction skills by communicating with one another in various matters. Moreover, the development of attitudes, skills, and values in students who participate in social club activities, such as viewing differences with acceptance and respect enabling active participation, and gaining rights, freedom, and responsibility awareness, enables schools to establish a democratic school culture and to bring up democratic citizens (Centerville Elementary School, 2014).Social clubs present a structure contributing not only to students' physical and mental development, but also one that supports students to develop their academic success as a part of school and teaching program. …

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...In the criterion sampling method, researchers select all participants within the framework of certain criteria (Patton, 2002)....
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...When studies on social clubs are analyzed, the following findings may be listed: A parallel relationship between students’ participation in social club activities and their participation levels in extracurricular activities was found to exist in Sari’s study (2012). It can therefore be said that social clubs play an important role in students’ socialization process....
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...Sarac, in his survey (2011), reached the following conclusions: participating students expressed that as a result of the social activities in which they participated in their schools, their public speaking abilities had increased, their social anxiety had decreased, their cooperation and team working skills had developed, they had gained stronger selfconfidence, their social skills had developed, both their friends’ and their own creativity had emerged, they had learned the situations that they may come across in the organization process, and they had gained career experience....
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...The most significant property of qualitative studies is that they require an in-depth and detailed research process about the problem that the researcher is examining (Patton, 2002; Yıldırım & Şimşek, 2006)....
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