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Runciman, Carin – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020
This research note considers gendered risks within survey research, which, it argues, are a frequently overlooked aspect of this form of quantitative research. By reflecting on the process of conducting exit polls in South Africa, the research note highlights the importance of discussing the gendered practice of research and sexualized harassment…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Risk, Surveys, Foreign Countries
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Woszczynski, Amy B.; Whitman, Michael E. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2016
Access to current research materials, pedagogical best practices, and relevant knowledge has become problematic as journal subscription costs have increased. Increasing delays in the traditional publication timeline, coupled with high subscription costs, have resulted in a diminished ability for IS faculty and their students to access the most…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Educational Benefits, Teaching Methods, Best Practices
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Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
The Management of one college at Unisa initiated a structured mentoring programme to develop researchers, among others. This article reports the views of 43 mentees of the programme one year after implementation. The research design was a survey. The items in a questionnaire were influenced by the self-efficacy theory and the constructivist views…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mentors, Institutional Research, Self Efficacy
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Botha, Erika; Erasmus, Rene; van Deventer, Martie – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2009
The mere fact that a library service is being used does not mean that the service makes a difference or has a positive impact on the user. This has significant implications for Special Library and Information Services (SL&IS) that have to constantly prove that they add value. Because of the difficulty of measuring impact effectively, the…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Program Effectiveness, Special Libraries, Foreign Countries
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van Dyk, Liezl – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2008
An abundance of research, by educational researchers and scholars of teaching and learning alike, can be found on the use of ICT to plan design and deliver learning activities and assessment activities. The first steps of the instructional design process are covered quite thoroughly by this. However, the use of ICT and quantitative methods to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Decision Making, Educational Researchers
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Meyer, Jan H. F.; Shanahan, Martin P.; Laugksch, Rudiger C. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2007
This study explores variation in postgraduate students' and supervisors' conceptions of research. Based on earlier work, a Conceptions of Research Inventory (CoRI) was trialled on a mixed sample of postgraduate students and supervisors (n = 251). Exploratory factor analyses of resultant data yields a five-dimensional empirical model, the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Misconceptions, Student Attitudes, Models