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Researcher Effects on Mortality Salience Research: A Meta-Analytic Moderator Analysis
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Yen, Chih-Long; Cheng, Chung-Ping – Death Studies, 2013
A recent meta-analysis of 164 terror management theory (TMT) papers indicated that mortality salience (MS) yields substantial effects (r = 0.35) on worldview and self-esteem-related dependent variables (B. L. Burke, A. Martens, & E. H. Faucher, 2010). This study reanalyzed the data to explore the researcher effects of TMT. By cluster-analyzing…
Descriptors: Death, Theories, World Views, Self Esteem
Qualitative-Based Methodology to Teaching Qualitative Methodology in Higher Education
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Katz, Sara – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
There is no defined theory for teaching Qualitative Inquiry, and very few studies have focused on the topic. This study is a qualitative case study focused on the Qualitative Methods course that I teach at a college of education in Israel. The aim of the study is to explore and describe the course, to provide a true picture of my pedagogy, and to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Data Collection
"The Times They Are a Changing": Undertaking Qualitative Research in Ambiguous, Conflictual, and Changing Contexts
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Kacen, Lea; Chaitin, Julia – Qualitative Report, 2006
This article explores qualitative research issues that arise when researchers engage in study within their own ambiguous, unstable, conflictual, and rapidly changing society. We explore the topics of the relationship between the researcher and the context, the difficulty in choosing relevant research questions under such conditions, and the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Conflict, Researchers
It's We, the Researchers, Who Are in Need of Renovation
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Bekerman, Zvi – Journal of Research Practice, 2006
The author has been teaching qualitative research in education at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem for some years now. He has a sense that dealing with the issues of research methodology is of importance if researchers do indeed consider anthropology and qualitative methods to have something to contribute to improve the world in which they live.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Anthropology, Educational Practices
Teacher Educators as Researchers: A Profile of Research in Israeli Teacher Colleges Versus University Departments of Education
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Yogev, Sima; Yogev, Abraham – Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2006
The teacher research movement has encouraged the development of "practitioner research" action-oriented and reflective studies among teachers and teacher educators alike. This study compares the profile of research conducted in the Israeli academic teacher colleges with that performed by university faculty. A content analysis of the 204…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Teacher Educators, Schools of Education, Research Methodology
The Role of the Research Phase in Information Seeking Behaviour of Jewish Studies Scholars: A Modification of Ellis's Behavioural Characteristics
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Bronstein, J. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: This study reports the application of Ellis's behavioural model to the information seeking behaviour of Jewish studies scholars. Method: A qualitative study in which twenty-five scholars from four universities in Israel were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide in which participants were encouraged to talk about…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Jews, Scholarship, Qualitative Research