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Carol C. Mukhopadhyay – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
In the late 1980s, I embarked on a "small" project in India to obtain a "bit" of comparative data on Indian women in science and engineering. At that time, there was little cross-cultural research on the scientific gender gap outside of the United States or Europe. As a cultural anthropologist, I initially envisaged a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Education
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Halder, Santoshi; Datta, Poulomee – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the self concept of adolescents who are sighted and blind with respect to gender in India. The sample was made up of 160 participants aged 15 to 18 years: of whom 100 were sighted and 60 were blind. The results of the t-tests illustrated that sighted male adolescents scored higher in the overall…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Self Concept Measures, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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De Souza, Ruth – Qualitative Report, 2004
This paper discusses the need for multi-cultural methodologies that develop knowledge about the maternity experience of migrant women and that are attuned to womens maternity-related requirements under multi-cultural conditions. Little is known about the transition to parenthood for mothers in a new country, particularly when the country is New…
Descriptors: Females, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Minority Groups
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Noland, Carey M. – Journal of Research Practice, 2006
This paper explores auto-photography as a form of research practice in the area of identity and self-esteem research. It allows researchers to capture and articulate the ways identity guides human action and thought. It involves the generation and examination of the static images that participants themselves believe best represent them.…
Descriptors: Photography, Research Methodology, Questionnaires, Researchers
Dubell, Folke, Ed.; And Others – 1981
Originally presented at a forum on participatory research, these theoretical papers and case studies represent an effort to place the overall work of participatory research within the larger theoretical context of research methods, education, and structural change. In the first paper Orlando Fals Borda explores the relationship between science and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Automation, Case Studies, Citizen Participation
Seidelin, Susanne, Ed.; Hamilton, Stuart, Ed. – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (NJ1), 2005
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series is unique. It is the only source based on a systematic data collection process that provides an overview of how libraries around the world are tackling barriers to freedom of access to information and freedom of expression. This year's edition includes 84 country reports which detail the extent of Internet access…
Descriptors: Freedom, Access to Information, Laws, Federal Legislation