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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"convergent design"”.
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Online communities of practice and teachers perceived sense of efficacy: a mixed methods study of National Association of Agricultural Educators Communities of Practice users
The purpose of this convergent design mixed methods study was to assess the perceived sense of efficacy of teachers who use the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Communities of Practice, an online community for pre-service teachers, secondary educators, and university professors …
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Academic Disciplinary Differences In The Perceived Value Of The Community Of Practice Model
… in faculty development through a mixed-methods convergent design study. The quantitative data and qualitative data were merged under the unidirectional framework for convergent design integration, and presented in a narrative discussion format. Themes which emerged included knowledge sharing, …
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Rural Student Career Development: Examining Between-Group Differences in Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectation
… The mixed-method exploratory study utilized a convergent design where qualitative data was concurrently collected and analyzed to provide context to the quantitative findings. The findings show that while no statistically significant between-group differences existed with outcome expectation, …
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The Perception of the Freshman Transition: Taking a Closer Look at the Freshman Academy
… school using a mixed-methods approach with a convergent design. Interviews were done with teachers that teach primarily freshman students, and perception surveys were used with teachers, students, and parents to answer the following research questions: </p> <p>a) How do freshman teachers …
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Impact of Performance Management Systems on Employee performance. A case study of University of Arusha
… in institutional development. The study took a convergent design where by qualitative and quantitative data were collected concurrently. The target population was 150 respondents. The researcher used random sampling procedure to select a sample of 120 respondents. Questionnaires were used for …
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Exploring rising anxiety levels in higher education : perspectives of administrators, faculty, and students on essential support and barriers
… education in the Northeastern U.S. Utilizing a convergent design, quantitative data were collected from students through the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), the University Belonging Questionnaire (UBQ), and the Student Self-Efficacy Scale (SSE). Faculty and administrators completed …
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CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE IN PreK-12 CATHOLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS
… improvement science methodology with a parallel convergent design, the study administered the North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey at three time points and conducted three focus group sessions with five elementary school principals between March and May 2025 to develop and refine a …
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Cabotage: The effects of an external non-tariff measure on the competitiveness of agribusiness in Puerto Rico
… other structures of production. Using a mixed convergent design, PR’s agrifood supply chains were explored and analysed in relation to the maritime cabotage regulation. Oligopolistic structures and collusion between maritime transporters and local agribusinesses importers limit the access to …
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Cabotage: The effects of an external non-tariff measure on the competitiveness of agribusiness in Puerto Rico
… other structures of production. Using a mixed convergent design, PR’s agrifood supply chains were explored and analysed in relation to the maritime cabotage regulation. Oligopolistic structures and collusion between maritime transporters and local agribusinesses importers limit the access to …
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What is the Role of a Pharmacist in a Parkinson’s Disease Interdisciplinary Team?
… therapist and pharmacist. A mixed methods convergent design was used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative focus group and interview data were analysed using The Framework Method. Quantitative data analysis involved counts of HCP interventions. Pharmacists can …
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What is the Role of a Pharmacist in a Parkinson’s Disease Interdisciplinary Team?
… therapist and pharmacist. A mixed methods convergent design was used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative focus group and interview data were analysed using The Framework Method. Quantitative data analysis involved counts of HCP interventions. Pharmacists can …
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Assessing the contribution of eco-tourism to sustainable development in Umkhanyakude District Municipality
… 204 participants. The study employed a parallel convergent design consisting of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from programme officials, project managers and owners of ecotourism ventures; while questionnaires were administered …
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Does professional identity impact on the credibility of leaders of integrated health and social care services?
… in integrated services. Using a Mixed Methods Convergent design, data was collected and analysed from a stratified sample of (n=116) questionnaires and (n=25) semi-structured interviews, generating themes that informed the findings. The research found that Leaders managing multi-agency services …
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Exploring the enactment of creative practices and associated learner creativity in primary arts and science lessons
… individual and wider society. In a mixed methods design this study explored how award scheme primary teachers understood and nurtured learner creativity. The research demonstrated originality in exploring and contrasting creative practices and learner creativity with the same teachers in the …
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Exploring the attitudes of mental health nurses and mental health nursing students toward the physical health of service users- a mixed methods study
… for service users. Methodology: A mixed methods convergent design was used. Quantitative data were collected via the Physical Health Attitude Scale, (PHASe) followed by semi-structured interviews with both qualified and student mental health nurses to explore their attitudes towards the …
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The relationship between alexithymia and self-harm: a mixed methods investigation
… a research priority. Method A mixed-methods, convergent design was used. Following a systematic literature review and meta-analysis (Study 1), two separate online surveys of adults investigated the mediating role of, first, dispositional mindfulness (Study 2), and, second, emotion …
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Creativity-supporting environments: An emotion-based framework for influencing designers’ creativity through using design environments
… that evolves through a sequence of divergent and convergent activities based on people’s emotions. This research proposes a theoretical framework with which to design the environments to support creative thinking that recognize and apply components that link creativity and emotions. Environment, …
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Becoming a paramedic: the experiences of newly qualified paramedics in navigating a changing professional, social and personal identity
… The study used a longitudinal mixed-methods convergent design, with a social constructionist underpinning. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected simultaneously and triangulated to more fully interpret participants' experiences. Data was collected at three time periods over one …
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Evoked emotional responses in the performance practices of selected Yorùbá dùndún ensembles
… approach (QUAL→quan) is adopted within a convergent design. Data from dùndún musicians and listeners were collected through observation, semi-structured interviews as well as a short questionnaire-based survey that consisted of open and closed-ended questions. Two field trips were …
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Parent Involvement in the Lives of College Students in Ontario
… I used the parallel-databases variant of convergent design to collect and analyze data on the involvement of parents in the lives of college students, through three distinct research strands: (i) interviews with college employees,(ii) surveys of college employees, students, and parents, …
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