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Showing 1 to 20 of 504 for “"Focus group interviews"”.
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The influence of self-efficacy beliefs and metacognitive prompting on genetics problem solving ability among high school students in Kenya
… A quasi-experimental study, supplemented by focus group interviews, was conducted to investigate both the outcomes and the processes of students’ genetics problem-solving ability. Focus group interviews substantiated and supported findings from the quantitative instruments. The study was …
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Georgia School Principals' Experiences with Racial Minority Teacher Recruitment
… of data collection in this study included three focus group interviews at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. At each level the focus group interview consisted of three principals. The responses gathered from the three focus group interviews were recorded and reported in narrative …
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Understanding Community Privacy through Focus Group Studies
… personally identifying information, so also is a group of people, a community, concerned about the privacy of sensitive information entrusted to their care. Our research seeks to develop a better understanding of the factors contributing to the sensitivity of community information, of the privacy …
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Hälsopromotion i skolan. Utvärdering av DISA - ett program för att förebygga depressiva symtom hos ungdomar.
… quasi-experimental trials with an intervention group (I, IV), and a control group (IV), with follow-up measurements obtained at 3 and 12 months after baseline. The qualitative studies were based on focus group interviews with adolescents (II) and tutors (III). The school-based cognitive …
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The transition of Taiwan's upper secondary education
… an analysis of official documents and a set of focus group interviews, we sought to gain insight into Taiwan's current situation in order to anticipate the future development of the school system.
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The grade 11 life orientation curriculum: towards preparation for active citizenship in a democratic South Africa
… techniques included questionnaires and focus group interviews. The sample in this study comprised 461 Grade 12 learners, who completed the Grade 11 LO curriculum during 2012, and seven LO educators from five selected schools in Metro South Education District in the Western Cape. Even …
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THE IMPACT OF THE USE OF PROFICIENCY-BASED RUBRICS ON STUDENT GRADING
… rubric was collected through survey and focus group interviews. To answer the research questions, data were analyzed from surveys and focus group interviews given to both principals and teachers within the Pitt County School District. In order to provide findings regarding the research …
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Food and Nutrition-Related Beliefs, Attitudes, Practices, and Perceived Needs of Food Stamp Recipients in Virginia
… in developing nutrition education programs. Six focus group interviews with 26 food stamp recipients were conducted in six Virginia counties. Transcripts of the meetings were analyzed to identify themes prevalent in all of the focus group interviews. Ninety-two 24-hour food recalls from a …
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The development of mental health programme to support students towards their academic success at the University of Venda
… from participants through na1ve sketches and focus group interviews. One hundred and sixty eight registered nursing students participated in na1ve sketches and forty eight of these participated in focus group interviews. All ethical issues were adhered to throughout the study. Data was …
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A qualitative study of faculty/student perceptions of RN to baccalaureate nursing degree curricula and instructional needs through focus groups and follow-up interviews
… curriculum.Evidence was collected using three focus group interviews with RN to BSN students and three focus group interviews with faculty who teach in RN to BSN programs. The number of participants in faculty focus group totaled 13 while participants in student focus groups totaled 16 …
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Leadership Practices That Influence Teacher Attendance in a Low and High Teacher Absentee School
… of the study involved both individual and focus group interviews. Seven teachers per school were chosen at random from a list of teachers. Individual interviews as well as the focus group interviews were conducted using a series of questions designed to elicit responses about leadership …
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From High School to College: Factors Shaping the Collegiate Experience
… and a narrative research design that used focus group interviews. The seven focus group interviews were conducted at four sites across the Southern and Midwest United States, including different institutional types. These institutions included a community college, private college, research …
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High School Principals' Roles in Teacher Professional Development
… Specifically, data collection methods included focus group interviews and document analysis. Three focus group interviews were conducted, each lasting approximately 90 minutes. Data sources were the transcripts from the focus group interviews with principals and information from each principal's …
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A Case Study on the Effects of the Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence on Educational Practices
… district personnel and by conducting focus group interviews. The results of the study indicated that participation in the Lincoln Foundation for Performance excellence process positively affected the educational practices of both schools used in this qualitative case study.
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The influence of Natural Sciences teachers’ assessment beliefs on grade 9 learners’ self-directed learning behaviour
… goal. Face-to-face individual semi- structured interviews were conducted to obtain NS teachers' assessment beliefs, by utilising Brown's (2004) conceptual framework of assessment beliefs, and data on grade 9 learners' SDL behaviours were obtained through focus group interviews. The individual …
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E-learning and motivation: a multi-faceted investigation of eleven to fourteen year olds' attraction to computer-based learning, and their motivational responses to the novelty and nature of a selection of self-study computer-based learning activities.
… activity affect their motivation? This study focuses on three important facets of e-learning and motivation – attraction, novelty and activities. The first facet (attraction) relates to verifying the existence of, and reasons for, the attraction to computers. Further areas of investigation …
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How Do Undergraduate Mathematics Faculty Learn To Teach Online?
… Subsequent to completion of the survey, four focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 14 of the survey respondents. During focus group interviews faculty described both the technical and pedagogical training they received to teach online, identified components critical to the …
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Evaluation of Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate Student Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Client Interactions
… to non-equivalent experimental and control groups. Groups received the pre/posttest and either an immediate (experimental) or delayed (control) trauma-informed educational session. Twenty-one participants completed focus group interviews. Interviews were conducted following quantitative data …
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The development of a typology for interracial relationships
… of each stage. Long-table analysis of four focus group interviews confirmed differences among the four stages of Foeman and Nance's model. Further examination of focus group transcripts revealed differences between the affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimension of each stage, but few …
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Implementation of the Core Components of Response to Intervention Models: A Study of Two Schools
… and grade-level team meetings, followed by focus-group interviews. Rankings of the core components of RtI² varied for each school based on the school culture, resources, and needs. The two schools in this study experienced very different issues, concerns, and strengths; all of which may …
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