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Fingerhut, Joelle; Xunyun, Xu; Moeyaert, Mariola – Grantee Submission, 2021
A variety of measures have been developed to quantify intervention effects for single-case experimental design studies. Within the family of non-overlap indices, the Tau-U measure is one of the most popular indices. There are several Tau-U variants, each one calculated differently. The appropriateness of each Tau-U variant depends upon the data…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Research Design, Research Tools, Decision Making
Cirkony, Connie; Rickinson, Mark; Walsh, Lucas; Gleeson, Jo; Salisbury, Mandy; Cutler, Blake – Educational Research, 2022
Background: Rapid reviews involve a streamlined approach to knowledge synthesis. They are used to identify high-quality evidence for the purpose of informing decisions and initiatives, completed over relatively short timeframes, and have been found to reach conclusions that do not differ extensively from full systematic reviews. Although common in…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Educational Research, Faculty Development, Research Methodology
Ellen, Moriah E.; Lavis, John N.; Wilson, Michael G.; Grimshaw, Jeremy; Haynes, R. Brian; Ouimet, Mathieu; Raina, Parminder; Gruen, Russell – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2014
Health system managers and policy makers need timely access to high quality, policy-relevant systematic reviews. Our objectives were to obtain managers' and policy makers' feedback about user-friendly summaries of systematic reviews and about tools related to supporting or assessing their use. Our interviews identified that participants prefer key…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Feedback (Response), Change Agents, Public Health
Moss, Gemma – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2012
This article considers the role of research in disentangling an increasingly complex relationship between literacy policy and practice as it is emerging in different local and national contexts. What are the tools and methodologies that have been used to track this relationship over time? Where should they best focus attention now? In answering…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research Tools, Research Methodology, Ethnography
Johnson, Martin; Black, Beth – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2012
This brief research report gives an overview of a visually based methodology that has recently been used to shed light on situated decision-making in a high stakes educational assessment environment. Looking carefully at the feedback interactions taking place between senior and less senior examiners, the project aim was to gain insight into the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, Research Methodology, Video Technology
Harder, Jeanette – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2010
Social work students are typically reluctant to engage in research. The research partnership model takes a service-learning approach, allowing students to work with data from a community agency and resulting in a final paper with all the sections of an empirical journal article. Use of this model in teaching social work research enhances student…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Social Work, Masters Programs, Research Skills

Lyons, Norman R. – Simulation and Games, 1982
Describes The Information Game, a computer game intended primarily for management information system research. The use of this game will aid researchers in answering questions about the ways decisionmakers gather information and how they use it. (JJD)
Descriptors: Business Education, Decision Making, Higher Education, Information Seeking

Change, 1997
New research from the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement provides a tool that colleges and universities can use to describe the higher education market, find their places within it, and identify what they need to do in the future. The market analysis and segmentation tool is outlined, and a worksheet for institutional planning is…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Decision Making, Higher Education

Barnard, David T.; And Others – AEDS Journal, 1982
Describes the activities of a selection committee made up of university faculty members which was charged with choosing a new computer for academic and research computing at Queens University in Ontario. Aspects of the committee's internal workings and dealings with vendors and the campus community are discussed. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Committees, Computers
Geroy, Gary D.; Wright, Phillip C. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1997
Presents a concentric research design model based on need for research which transcends individuals' historic or experiential bias concerning choice of study design, tools, and data reduction strategies. Describes the following "rings": theory/knowledge orientation; theory versus applied research; quantitative versus qualitative research…
Descriptors: Bias, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Locus of Control
Quadrant Analysis as a Strategic Planning Technique in Curriculum Development and Program Marketing.

Lynch, James; And Others – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1996
Quadrant analysis, a widely-used research technique, is suggested as useful in college or university strategic planning. The technique uses consumer preference data and produces information suitable for a wide variety of curriculum and marketing decisions. Basic quadrant analysis design is described, and advanced variations are discussed, with…
Descriptors: College Administration, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Higher Education

Weller, L. David – Contemporary Education, 1983
Modern research methodologies can help educators understand possible futures of society and can aid them in planning and decision making that provides for effective use of resources. Statistical models, computer forecasting, human logic, and research techniques from disciplines such as history, anthropology, and political science can help in…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Testa, Adrienne C.; Coleman, Lester M. – Health Education Research, 2006
While methods and results of school-based studies have been reported widely in the literature, little published information exists on the practical aspects of recruiting schools and students into a study. This paper reflects on the experiences of a UK-based sexual health survey among 3007 students aged 15-18 years. The survey explored beliefs,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Surveys
Eberts, Randall W. – Employment Research, 2001
In January 1998-March 2000, a new statistical assessment and referral system to improve the job retention of welfare recipients participating in welfare-to-work programs was piloted in the welfare-to-work program serving two counties in southwestern Michigan. The assessment and referral system is based on statistical methods and uses…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Data Analysis, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs