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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"collective case study design"”.
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"Mentor Me To Mister" A Case Study of Mentoring through the Kappa Leadership and Developmental League
The purpose of this study was to explore the non-academic strategies the Kappa Leadership and Developmental League uses to mentor African American males and the impact it has on their academic and social achievement. The researcher used a collective case study design to identify the best practices …
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TPACK development through self-directed technology learning: music technology educator perceptions and experiences
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of self-directed technology learning habits on technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) through the perceptions and experiences of five high school music technology educators. This study used collective case study design. Data …
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School History and Identity in Troubled Youth: A Narrative Approach to Understanding Identity Development in Context
… linking self and narrative, the present study uses a collective case study design to investigate the link between self-concept and school experience in youth receiving special education services for emotional and behavioral difficulties. This study aimed to provide a better understanding …
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Childhood sexual abuse and HIV positive status among South African women : the role of revictimization
… particularly among women. This exploratory study investigated the role of revictimization in the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and adult HIV positive status among women being treated at district clinics in Cape Town The present study utilized both psychological and feminist …
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Study of the Professional Learning Practices of Three Rural Elementary Title I Distinguished Schools in Georgia
… leadership, 2) shared vision and values, 3) collective learning and application, 4) shared personal practice and (5) supportive conditions (collegial relationships and structures). A mixed methodology collective case study design was used. Quantitative data was collected from a large sampling …
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Adapting Filial Therapy for Families who have a Child with a Life-Threatening Illness
Utilizing a collective case study design, I examined and described the filial therapy (FT) process and adaptations discovered to be necessary and unnecessary in working with families who have a child with a life-threatening illness in the hospital setting. Data from a total of 7 parents was …
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Environmental and Community Sustainability for Informal Settlement Communities in Namibia and South Africa : a Comparative Social Work Study
The goal of the study was to explore how environmental and community sustainability can be promoted for informal settlement communities in Namibia and South Africa. The study employed an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design, which as such combined qualitative and quantitative …
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Social work's contribution in promoting social and economic equality : a Namibian case study
… social and economic equality. The goal of the study was to determine social work’s contribution in promoting social and economic equality within the Namibian context. The study adopted a qualitative research approach, it was exploratory and applied and utilised a collective case study design. …
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The stories of how two different student teaching models impacted teacher identity: six narratives of beginning teachers
This study looks beyond the student teaching experience into the world of six beginning teachers and how their capstone experience impacted their thinking, practice, and professional identity. Three of the teachers participated in a coteaching during student teaching model (CTDST) and the other …
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Shaping and reshaping identities in everyday literacy practices: Adolescent girls' use of selfies in a social and mobile world
… formation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore how young adolescent girls use selfies as literacy practices using social media and mobile technology, and how they represent their identities. James Gee’s definition of identity provided a framework for this study: identity is …
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Handshakes and Hugs: A Study of the Approaches Used by Local Social Service Agencies to Partner with Faith-Based Organizations in Virginia
… and the faith community in Virginia. Using a collective case study design, this research captures the experiences and perspectives of local public managers who have formed partnerships with FBOs mostly through non-financial means. The data shows that federal and state faith-based initiatives …
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Decision process for energy efficient building retrofits : the owner's perspective
… process. The research used literature review and case study interviews to collect and analyze qualitative data. The literature review examined published articles, books, and manuals that focused on all aspects of energy conservation of existing buildings. The interviews were conducted with twelve …
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A social realist study of the mechanisms that condition lecturers emerging assessment practices
… as a one-size- fits-all phenomenon. In this study, the influences on lecturers' assessment practices within an undergraduate medical programme were explored. Enabled by the critical realist paradigm, this study sought to illuminate the structural and cultural mechanisms that enabled or …
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Does My Job Love Me? - A Story of Transforming While Investigating Newly Qualified Teachers’ Knowledge of and Practices in Early Reading.
… I took the approach of combining a longitudinal collective case study design. The study included four NQT participants whose data was analysed in a diachronic sequence (Tochon and Munby, 1993) with the data being compared at three points of data collection over the NQTs’ Induction Year (IY). The …
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A collective case study to critically evaluate the educational preparation of registered nurses in Higher Education institutions in relation to pressure ulcer assessment and identification, specifically focusing on skin tone diversity
… prevention is inclusive. Aim The aim of the study was to critically evaluate the educational preparation of registered nurses in Higher Education institutions in relation to pressure ulcer assessment and identification, particularly focusing on skin tone diversity. Method A sequential mixed …