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Mpofu, Vongai; Mushayikwa, Emmanuel; Otulaja, Femi S. – Online Submission, 2014
This article forms part of a major study being conducted in Zimbabwe to explore the possibilities of integrating indigenous knowledge of plant healing (Ikoph) into western-oriented classroom science. The article reports on an aspect of research methodology. This study explored appropriate strategies for gaining access to indigenous knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Plants (Botany), Culturally Relevant Education
Parascandalo, Marthese – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this dissertation was to compare and contrast the Leadership Styles of two Heads of Department who work at Carnelian Secondary School (anonymized). It augments a previous paper (Parascandalo 2011) which examined the role of the middle leader in secondary schools in educational literature. The investigation by means of two…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Department Heads, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies
Kinnucan-Wesch, Kathryn; Franco, Suzanne; Hendricks, Martha S. – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this technical report is to summarize the research methodology of the Novice Teacher Study (NTS) strand of the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) research. The Ohio TQP has embarked on a series of research studies to learn more about the characteristics of effective teachers and to identify the patterns of teacher performance in both…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Research Methodology
Saunders, Ashley N. – Online Submission, 2010
Recent research has shown that students who enter kindergarten with prior academic knowledge are more successful later in their school careers. Yet, pre-school teachers face the problem of limited time in a day to focus on the academic skills of students, as well as work on their basic needs. The goal of this study was to find out if students can…
Descriptors: Socialization, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Preschool Education
Wang, Zheng – Online Submission, 2008
Documentation does not belong to traditional child observation. Traditional child observation assumes an objective, external truth that can be recorded and accurately represented. However, documentation stresses on the responsibility of the observer for her or his observation, descriptions, interpretations and explanations. Meaning does not come…
Descriptors: Observation, Hermeneutics, Children, Educational Research
Kinnucan-Welsch, Kathryn; Currell, Cindy; Shervey, Beth; Hendricks, Martha S.; Erchick, Diana B.; Stroot, Sandra A.; Smith, Sonja; Franco, Suzanne – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this technical report is to summarize the research methodology of the Novice Teacher Study (NTS) strand of the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) research. The Ohio TQP embarked on a series of research studies to learn more about the characteristics of effective teachers and to identify the patterns of teacher performance in both…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Research Design, Educational Research, Beginning Teachers