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de Roo, Nina; Amede, Tewodros; Elias, Eyasu; Almekinders, Conny; Leeuwis, Cees – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2023
Purpose: Agricultural extension services in poor countries often identify opinion leaders based on criteria such as wealth and social status. We explore the effectiveness of this top-down approach by analysing the role of so-called model and nodal farmers in the diffusion of malt barley in a highland community in Ethiopia. Research approach: We…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Social Status, Rural Extension, Case Studies
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Johnson, Marcus R.; Middleton, Melissa; Brown, Mackenzie; Burke, Tara; Barnett, Tammy – Journal of Research Administration, 2019
Project prioritization is often an arduous task for any organization. This is particularly evident in large, complex organizations with matrixed management structures, such as the VA Cooperative Studies Program (CSP). CSP is responsible for the planning and conduct of large multicenter clinical trials and epidemiological studies in the Department…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Comparative Analysis, Models, Veterans
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Foster, Stephanie L.; Usher, Bethany M. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
This article discusses George Mason University's locally developed assessment survey instrument, the OSCAR Student Survey, in which students self-report on learning outcomes, attitudes, goals, personal and professional growth, and satisfaction items. Development of the instrument is discussed, as well as the methods used to achieve construct…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Models, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
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Follmer, D. Jake; Zappe, Sarah; Gomez, Esther; Kumar, Manish – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2017
Programs involving research experiences for undergraduates (REUs) typically reflect either university-sponsored programs or programs funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that aim to facilitate students' research-based skill development. Despite the prevalence of research supporting the effectiveness of these programs, little research…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Comparative Analysis
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2016
Sustainable Development Goals call on Members States to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" and sets a number of targets related to technical and vocational education and training (TVET). In order to collect input from the global TVET community, UNESCO-UNEVOC organized a…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Videoconferencing, Vocational Education, Research Projects
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Lovat, Terence; Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid; Fairbairn, Hedy; Kiley, Margaret; Paltridge, Brian; Starfield, Sue – Higher Education Review, 2015
The paper draws on a series of Australian Research Council (ARC) projects aimed at understanding better the process of doctoral examination. The early phase focussed on the Australian doctorate, which functions without a Viva, while the later phase was concerned with comparing the earlier findings with analysis of the United Kingdom (UK) and New…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Methods, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
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Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
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Cormier, L. Sherilyn; And Others – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1974
This study investigated the effects of three prepracticum counselor training approaches on counselor performance: T group, behavioral skills, and discussion control. The results of the study have implications for both the length and type of training approach used in effective counselor education practices. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Models
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Bruce, Bertram C.; Levin, James A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Describes a new way of classifying uses of educational technologies based on a four-part division: inquiry, communication, construction, and expression. This taxonomy is compared to previous taxonomies of educational technologies. The utility of the taxonomy is tested by using it to classify "advanced applications of technologies"…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Technology
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Steffens, Karl – European Journal of Education, 2006
This article first describes the state-of-the-art of model building and empirical research in the field of self-regulated learning (SRL) and then focuses on self-regulated learning in Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments (TELEs). We present recent research results obtained in a European project (TELEPEERS) in the context of which we evaluated…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Models, Independent Study, Comparative Analysis
Ochiltree, James K.; And Others – 1975
Forth-two subjects were randomly assigned to two empathy training treatments. One treatment, approximating Carkhuff's training method, employed didactic teaching, discrimination training, modeling, experientially-oriented communications practice, and feedback. The second treatment, a cognitive self-instructional modeling approach, included each of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
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Winship, Barbara J.; Kelley, Jan D. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
Investigated the effect of a verbal response model of assertiveness with nonassertive college female nursing students. The model is composed of three verbal components presented in a systematic training program. Subjects (N=25) were randomly assigned to the assertive training group, the attention control group, and the no-treatment control group.…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
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Bear – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
The hypothesis that alpha brain wave biofeedback training elevates mood was tested. Three groups of eight naive subjects each were formed: Group 1 underwent training, Group 2 kept the alpha feedback signal off, and Group 3 named titles of tunes. The hypothesis was not supported. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Feedback, Models, Psychological Testing
Pascarella, Ernest T.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1977
Discriminant analysis was separately employed for men and women in order to determine the independent personality dimensions that discriminate among the four Clark-Trow student types. Two significant discriminant functions placed the male vocational, nonconformist, academic, and collegiate types in positions that are essentially consistent with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Models, Personality Assessment, Personality Studies
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Fairchild, Thomas N. – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
The traditional diagnostic model of school psychological services was compared with the emerging consultant service model in an effort to determine the effectiveness of each model in working with teachers in the elementary grades. The consultant model with its de-emphasis on the administration of time-consuming tests resulted in more immediate…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Consultation Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Feedback
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