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Chirinda, Brantina; Barmby, Patrick – Pythagoras, 2017
This article reports on the design and findings of the first iteration of a classroom-based design research project which endeavours to design a professional development intervention for teachers' mathematical problem-solving pedagogy. The major outcome of this study is the generation of design principles that can be used by other researchers…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Intervention, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction
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Viviers, Herman Albertus – Industry and Higher Education, 2016
The primary objective of this article is to evaluate the design variables of a newly developed teaching intervention, "The Amazing Tax Race". It comprises a race against time in which accounting students participate within teams in multiple tax-related activities so that they are exposed to pervasive skills. The findings provide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Accounting, Qualitative Research
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Trickett, Edison J.; Espino, Susan Ryerson; Hawe, Penelope – Journal of Community Psychology, 2011
Recent discussions about the conduct of community interventions suggest the importance of developing more comprehensive theorizing about their nature and effects. The present study is an effort to infer how community interventions are theorized by the way they are represented in the peer-reviewed scholarly literature. A coding of a random sample…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Community Programs, Public Health
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Travis, Julia; Geiger, Martha – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2010
This study investigated the effects of introducing the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on the frequency of requesting and commenting and the length of verbal utterances of two children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who presented with some spoken language, but limited use of language in communicative exchanges. A mixed research…
Descriptors: Research Design, Speech, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Buthelezi, T.; Alexander, D.; Seabi, J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2009
The study sought to understand adolescents' perceived career challenges and needs in a disadvantaged context using the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT). A qualitative research design based on semi-structured interviews was conducted with 12 Grade 9 and Grade 10 learners from a disadvantaged background. The results of the study indicated a…
Descriptors: Research Design, Qualitative Research, Self Efficacy, Disadvantaged