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Direct linkBieswanger, Markus – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2015
In 2005, Klaus P. Schneider published a fascinating article with the title "'No problem, you're welcome, anytime': Responding to thanks in Ireland, England, and the U.S.A." Adopting the then emerging and now established framework of variational pragmatics, Schneider's pioneering paper presents the results of a study on differences…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Pragmatics, English, Task Analysis
Wilder, Esther Isabelle – Teaching Sociology, 2010
Quantitative and computer literacy are increasingly recognized as core components of a liberal education in sociology. This study draws on student, faculty, and alumni questionnaires to identify the kinds of quantitative literacy skills that are perceived to be most critical for students enrolled in sociology courses. Respondents at Lehman College…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Alumni, Sociology, Data Analysis
Download full textDesRoches, David; Hall, John; Santos, Betsy – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
In an effort to better understand the factors associated with college persistence and attrition, the Survey Research Center at Princeton University, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is conducting the College Student Attrition Project. As part of that project, Mathematica Policy Research conducted the College Experiences Survey.…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Academic Persistence, Data Collection, Student Attrition
Fleming, Jacqueline – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Group Students, School Holding Power
ELY, DONALD P. – 1965
A SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA RESEARCH IN 19 LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES WAS CONDUCTED AND ASSESSED. ITS PURPOSE WAS TO IDENTIFY, REPORT, AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON THOSE AGENCIES AND PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN SUCH RESEARCH. A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS DETERMINED WHICH AGENCIES WERE CONDUCTING OR HAD ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL MEDIA RESEARCH. A QUESTIONNAIRE…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Media Research, Questionnaires, Research Methodology
Wu, Ying; Newfield, Susan A. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: This study assessed whether data-collection formats, computerized versus paper-and-pencil, affect response patterns and descriptive statistics for adolescent health assessment surveys. Youth were assessed as part of a health risk reduction program. Methods: Baseline data from 1131 youth were analyzed. Participants completed the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Lee, Marcia M. – 2003
The Westchester County Employers Survey was done in May 2003 in order learn more about employee training needs, how they accomplished these needs, and how it would be possible for the Westchester Community College to fulfill these needs. Out of the 639 surveys sent, 145 were returned in a satisfactory format, which produces a 22.6% return rate.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computers, Data Collection, Employers
Correa, Joseph M.; Swanson, Linda J. – 1976
The Northern Region Education Group conducted a comprehensive survey of the needs and resources for adult continuing education in the North Country, consisting of St. Lawrence, Franklin, Lewis, and Jefferson Counties of New York State. Detailed institutional profiles were attempted of all the providers of such services, notably the nine colleges…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Assessment, Higher Education
Drotning, John E.; And Others – 1969
A study was begun of the impact of Project JET (Jobs, Education, Training), a program of on the job training and literacy education for disadvantaged groups, on 187 participating companies in Buffalo, New York, during 1966-68. A questionnaire was devised for top managers, inplant project administrators, and a sample group of nonparticipating…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives, Experimental Programs, Industry
