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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"qualitative case study methodology"”.
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Child refugee rights in Cape Town: the right to access education
… hinder child refugee access to education. I used qualitative case study methodology to collect data from Cape Town, South Africa.
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An investigation into employee perceptions of organisational culture change : a case study of a change initiative at the University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences
The study of organisational culture change is an important field of inquiry within the study of organisational behaviour and organisational culture. This study examined the effects of organisational culture change initiatives on employees, and how it impacted on their experiences as professionals …
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A Study of Online Professional Development for Principals as the Course for Statewide Change
… indirectly impact the learning environment. This study assesses the effectiveness of the online training program as a professional development vehicle for principals. Employing a qualitative case study methodology, this study assesses principal self-efficacy and the transfer of the professional …
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Identifying Teacher Perceptions of Teaching At-Promise Students Online in an Alternative School
<p>This study aims to uncover teacher perceptions toward at-promise learners while teaching online in an alternative school. A qualitative case study methodology was utilized and this research framed using Critical Race Theory and Gloria Ladson-Billings’s (2009) Matrix of Behaviors Toward …
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Supporting Novice Teachers: Peer Coaching and Collaborative Inquiry as Support
<p> The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine what happens when a peer coaching with collaborative inquiry model is implemented with novice teachers. The goals of the study include examining the peer coaching process as described by teachers, and understanding the relationships between …
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Towards a theory of pedagogy, learning and knowledge in an 'everyday' context : a case study of South African trade union
… with those in specialised education domains. The study adopts a critical, interpretive, qualitative case study methodology, and is based on a single case of the Cape Town branch of the South African Municipal Workers' Union. Research was carried out in three organisational settings: the union's …
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Understanding the impact of leadership coursework on students' perceptions of self as leader
<p>This study sought to understand what students learned about themselves as a leader as a result of taking a for-credit leadership seminar. The study used a qualitative case study methodology in order to interpret data collected through participant surveys and interviews. The participants were …
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Understanding Perspectives of Teachers who Engage in Regular Physical Activity and Implications on Teacher Wellbeing
… Specifically, the research design was a qualitative case study methodology. Teacher participants were asked to engage in semi structured interviews and participant journaling. Participants were asked to reflect deeply about their experiences engaging in physical activity. The researcher …
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An exploration of the role of adult literacy in community development : a comparative study of perceptions and experiences in Juaso and Saaman in Ghana
This study explored the relationship between adult literacy and community development in Ghana from a social practices perspective of literacy and people- centred development. The study adopted an interpretive qualitative case study methodology, using the perceptions and experiences of research …
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Knowledge Deficits in Manufacturing and Their Effects on New Employees
The purpose of this study was to explore the learning experiences of new employees and the influence that knowledge deficits have on their performance and on safety within an organization that is experiencing a massive loss of knowledge due to downsizing, attrition, and turnover. There were three …
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English Learner Course Scheduling: Practice, Implications, and Aspirations
… and career areas (Minaya-Rowe, 2015). Using qualitative case study methodology, this dissertation investigates the current process for scheduling ELs through in-depth semi-structured interviews of teachers and administrators involved in the scheduling process and observations of a small group …
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Impact of employee motivation on job performance in banking sector. A case study of Tanzania Postal Bank
… potential candidates. The main purpose of this study was to assess the impact of employee motivation on job performance in Tanzania banking sector. A qualitative case study methodology was used to interview key informants as well as questionnaires were distributed to the sample of 100 …
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Exploring Life Skill Development, Leadership and Transfer: Experiences of young sportspeople in a youth leadership development programme, within a specific community based sports setting.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore whether participation in a youth leadership development programme proved effective in the development of four foundational leadership components (i.e., social, and emotional intelligence, collaborate, articulate, insight and knowledge), within a …
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Role of evolving Web Technologies in the discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities in technology-based organisations
… in EOD indicating a dearth of research. The study used qualitative multiple case studies research methodology including semi-structured interviews, informal observations and archival review to collect data. The qualitative case study methodology was chosen because little was known about the …
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The expression and development of teachers' capacities within two learning communities : a participant-observer case study
… teachers and administrators participated in the study from November through January 2007. A qualitative case study methodology was used to investigate the role ofteachers' capacities and competencies in learning communities. Combined data sources from semistructured interviews, research journals, …
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An historical case study of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in loco parentis
This study was designed to identify the unique shaping of the university/student relationship through the lens of the in loco parentis concept. The questions asked were to what extent has in loco parentis defined the relationship of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and its …
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Middle School Principals’ Understandings and Practices of Instructional Leadership
The purpose of this case study was to gain insight into how experienced middle school principals understand the concept of instructional leadership and, further, perceive their enactments of instructional leadership to build the instructional capacity of the teachers in their schools. Research into …
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The Impact of a Text-Reader Support Program on Intermediate Students' Reading Comprehension
This study examined the efficacy of providing four Grade 7 and 8 students with reading difficulties with explicit instruction in the use of reading comprehension strategies while using text-reader software. Specifically, the study explored participants' combined use of a text-reader and …
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Leading Restorative Change: A Case Study of Implementing and Sustaining Restorative Culture in an Ontario Middle School
… in schools. The research addresses the need for studying the leading of restorative culture change from a relational perspective. This research undertook a qualitative case study methodology of a middle school in southern Ontario, examining the school’s journey to implement and sustain a …
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Socio-technical aspects of concurrent engineering in construction - a German perspective
… issues have been neglected in research, this study investigates these socio-technical barriers with regard to performance improvements of CE teams in the construction industry. It is based on three German construction projects and uses a qualitative case study methodology with a broadly …
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