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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"convergent parallel mixed methods design"”.
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Examining the Occupational Engagement of College Students with Asperger's Syndrome: A Mixed Methodology
<p>The purpose of this convergent parallel mixed methods design was to determine how young adults enrolled in school with Asperger's Syndrome engage in occupations and how this population perceives their quality of life. Quantitatively, assessment data was gathered using Flanagan's Quality of life …
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Exploring a Debriefing Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study of a Clinical Staff Intervention
… and intent to leave.</p> <p>The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate the relationship between levels of debriefing interventions and vicarious trauma, burnout, and intent to leave. To that end, a convergent parallel mixed methods design was used to analyze quantitative and …
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Cultivating Quality of Life: Assessing Diet, Physical Activity, and Mental Health Among Arab-American Breast Cancer Survivors - Uncovering Barriers and Facilitators for Holistic Well-Being
… experiences and needs. Employing a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, this study integrates quantitative survey data and qualitative narrative interviews to assess adherence to health behavior guidelines and to identify culturally specific barriers and facilitators to …
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Factors contributing to secondary school teachers attrition in Khomas region, Namibia
… of teachers leaving the teaching profession. A Convergent parallel mixed methods design study addressed the reasons for high school teachers leaving the teaching profession. The two methods, qualitative and quantitative, were given equal priority so that both played an equal role in addressing …
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Professional nurses' and student nurses' perceptions of clinical supervision in training hospitals of Limpopo Province: South Africa
… Africa. Research methodology The study used convergent parallel mixed methods design. The population in this study was professional nurses and student nurses working in seven training hospitals of Mopani and Vhembe district of Limpopo Province. Purposive sampling was used to sample districts, …
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Managers' Responses to Formal and Informal Talent Management Practices: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study
… on managers and their responses.</p> <p>A convergent parallel mixed methods design using the Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect (EVLN) framework was used to identify (a) how managers respond to formal and informal talent management practices in organizations and (b) which variables – such as …
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The Impact of Inner-City Teachers' Mental Well-Being on Student Outcomes in Urban School Settings
… impacting teachers. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine how the mental well-being of inner-city teachers influences classroom environments and student outcomes in urban schools. Guided by the job demands–resources model and Bandura’s self-efficacy theory, this study …
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Enhancing Sustainability in Post-Construction Management: Leveraging API-Driven AI and Digital Twins for Optimising M&E Systems
… the Further Education sector in South Wales. A convergent parallel mixed-methods design combined quantitative survey research (n=87 built environment professionals) with qualitative semi-structured interviews (n=6 FE sector stakeholders). Analysis was guided by a three-domain conceptual …
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Factors affecting tax administration in the informal sector: a case study of Lusaka district.
… and practices in Zambia. The study adopted a mixed method design that was used in this study was a convergent parallel mixed-methods design. An approach to inquiry that embeds both qualitative and quantitative methods concurrently, prioritizing both methods almost equally throughout the …
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Factors affecting tax administration in the informal sector: a case study of Lusaka district.
… and practices in Zambia. The study adopted a mixed method design that was used in this study was a convergent parallel mixed-methods design. An approach to inquiry that embeds both qualitative and quantitative methods concurrently, prioritizing both methods almost equally throughout the …
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Exploring Student Perspectives of Interactive Virtual Tours in an Agricultural Education Context
… that integrate a variety of content delivery methods and curriculum pieces to make the virtual tour mirror an actual tour as closely as possible. In the current study, undergraduate students’ perceptions of an IVT of a cotton gin were collected. While virtual tours are widely used, there is …
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Support Networks of Caregivers of Frail Older Adults
… caregiver experiences, stress, and rewards. Methods: A convergent parallel mixed-methods design was employed. This included a mixed-methods network analysis with 17 caregivers, which combined network mapping and semi-structured interviews. Additionally, a secondary quantitative analysis was …
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The challenges facing the technical and vocational Education and Training (TVET) Curriculum in addressing the skills shortage gap in the rural areas of Northern KwaZulu-Natal
… as well as the relevant paradigms using a convergent parallel mixed-methods design. In addition, quantitative data analysis was used to quantify the phenomena and to analyse patterns and trends. Furthermore, qualitative thematic data analysis was used to group similar themes. These two …
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What is the capacity of the children's nursing workforce in seven selected Sub-Saharan African countries? Gathering insights from Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia
… optimizing children’s health service delivery. Methods In attempting to respond to this need, this study adheres to a collaborative research philosophy, using a convergent parallel mixed methods design, incorporating a scoping documentary review, together with quantitative (surveys and case …
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Developing an Adapted HIV/AIDS Training Programme for Church Leaders in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used; quantitative and qualitative data were collected during the same phase of the research process. The population comprised of church leaders from Christian churches in the Limpopo province. A …
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Bullies and Allies Near the Playground: Mothers' Experiences of Aggression in Their Children's Schools
… involvement in their children’s education, a convergent parallel mixed methods design was used to study female guardians living in the United States with children currently in grades K-12. The 225 survey participants and nine interviewees were recruited through snowball sampling. Closed-ended …
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Veteran Teacher Engagement in Site-Based Professional Development: A Mixed Methods Study
… professional development. This study employed a convergent parallel mixed methods design to study veteran teachers' perceptions of engagement in site-based professional development using the assumptions of andragogy as the theoretical lens. The study began with both a quantitative and qualitative …
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Golden insights : autism evaluation practices in school, clinical, and rural settings.
… workplace setting. Part 2 utilized a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, incorporating survey responses and interviews of rural practitioners. Descriptive statistics and inductive thematic analysis were used to examine rural practitioners’ evaluation practices; factors …
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Staff competencies in the planning and establishing of an institutional repository at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
… of data used in the study. The study employed a convergent parallel mixed methods design by using both quantitative and qualitative research methods to collect data concurrently. It adopted a case study approach as the researcher undertook an in-depth enquiry into staff competencies in the …
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The Perceptions of Mentors on the Impact of a School-Based Mentoring Program in a Diverse Public-School Division in Virginia
… the socio-emotional needs of their students. A convergent parallel mixed-methods design was used for this study. The researcher gathered quantitative data from a survey developed in a previous study which sought to "unpack how mentoring has its documented, beneficial effects and to refine …
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