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Challenges in Conducting Experiment Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students' Emotions and Learning Persistence. Sage Research Methods: Doing Research Online
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Yurou Wang – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2022
The need to administrate experiments online is rising due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brings both challenges and opportunities. However, the field of online experimental research design is still in its infancy. This case study elaborates on the experiences and decision-making process that guided an online experimental research project. First,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Academic Persistence, Student Attitudes, COVID-19
Gatekeepers: People Who Can (and Do) Stop Your Research in Its Tracks. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Kathy Ahern – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
People who can provide or deny access to research participants are known as 'gatekeepers'. In my 30 years as a researcher, I have learned that gatekeepers have a variety of motivations and strategies to block (or facilitate) research. This case describes several research projects where gatekeepers have played a pivotal role, and what I have…
Descriptors: Participation, Barriers, Research Design, Research Problems
Designing a Mixed-Methods Study: Critical Thinking and Technology-Enhanced Learning from the Students' Perspective. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Ruth Swart – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Having made the move from a professional practice role to an educator position, I decided that it would be beneficial to improve my understanding and capability to support student learning in the higher education setting. As such, I made the choice to take up doctoral studies. While working with students and other instructors, the subject of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Mixed Methods Research, Critical Thinking, Technology Uses in Education
Experiential Learning from a Pilot Study of Insider Research: Interviewing International Doctoral Students. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Myra C. Y. Lee – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2018
The research design of a study involves continual refinement through experiential processes. This case study demonstrates the importance to novice researchers of conducting a pilot study to test the feasibility of the study's research design and practice data collection (in this instance, interviewing skills). The case study is based on an…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Doctoral Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Students
Blending the Lines: Methodological Challenges in the Quest to Understand Social-Class Experiences of Low-Income University Students. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Georgianna L. Martin – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This case study presents an overview of the major challenges and tensions I encountered exploring the social-class experiences of university students from low-income backgrounds. The study presented here was a qualitative study using phenomenology and a critical theoretical lens to gain a depth of understanding of low-income university students'…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Research Problems, Barriers, Social Class
Language-Learning Motivation and Immersion Students: Research Project Case Study. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Pamela M. Wesely – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This research project case study describes the research practicalities and design of a mixed methods dissertation study about the language-learning motivation of students who had attended a language immersion school. Mixed methods research, an approach to research in which elements of both quantitative (numbers-focused) and qualitative…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Student Motivation, Immersion Programs, Institutional Characteristics