Use of both qualitative and quantitative approaches to study job stress in different gender and occupational groups.

A nationwide investigation into stress among teachers in the United Kingdom, found teachers to be reporting stress-related problems which were far higher than those of the population norms and other comparable occupational groups. Job stress can be influenced by personal factors (Matteson & Ivancevich, 1999). The present study examined the role of demographic variables as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress. A sample size of 177 teachers participated in this study revealed that teachers in Tawau and Lahad Datu experienced low stress levels. This study found that demographic variables do not serve as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress.

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Mixed Research Design in Cartography: A Combination of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

KN - Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information ◽

10.1007/bf03544186 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 64 (5) ◽

pp. 262-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zbyněk Štěrba ◽

Čeněk Šašinka ◽

Zdeněk Stachoň ◽

Petr Kubíček ◽

Sascha Tamm

Keyword(s):

Research Design ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Quantitative Approaches

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Evaluation of science and mathematics books used for students with visual impairment in inclusive classrooms in Tanzania

British Journal of Visual Impairment ◽

10.1177/02646196211036409 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026461962110364

Author(s):

Francis William

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Visual Impairment ◽

Special Needs ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

3D Models ◽

Inclusive Classrooms ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Limited Knowledge ◽

And Mathematics ◽

Quantitative Approaches

This study evaluated the adapted science and mathematics books for students with visual impairment in inclusive classrooms in Tanzania secondary schools. It was conducted in 14 regions using qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data were generated from a sample of 19 heads of school, 103 students, and 77 teachers. The findings of the study show that the books are appropriate for students with visual impairment. However, they lacked enough tactile illustrations and pictures. Further findings revealed that lack of braille knowledge among some teachers limited them from using the books. As such, a few teachers who had braille knowledge had started to use the books while those with limited knowledge did not. Most teachers reported lack of appropriate pedagogy for handling special needs in inclusive classrooms. Therefore, although the books are appropriate, a lot needs to be desired in building teachers’ capacity to use the books. Various inclusive methodological knowledge to teachers needs to be ensured. Furthermore, the books must be improved to include more tactile graphics and pictures to make them more reader-friendly for students with visual impairment. Other educational books, including three-dimensional (3D) models, should be part of the adapted books.

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Nepal’s Role in Strengthening SAARC

Journal of Foreign Affairs ◽

10.3126/jofa.v1i1.36256 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 171-187

Author(s):

Kamal Dev Bhattarai

Keyword(s):

South Asian ◽

Regional Cooperation ◽

Secondary Data ◽

The South ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Quantitative Approaches

This study seeks to examine the overall efforts undertaken by Nepal to activate the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), particularly after the indefinite postponement of its 19th Summit that was scheduled to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 9-10, 2016. As a strong proponent of regionalism and regional cooperation, Nepal’s position has always been making the regional body vibrant and result-oriented; and Nepal has been relentlessly working for the same since its very inception. Much has been written about SAARC and Nepal, still very little literature is available that sincerely digs out the concrete efforts made by Nepal to strengthen the SAARC process. Therefore, this study tries to fulfill this gap. Additionally, this aims to make policy prescriptions for the revival and strengthening of SAARC. The study consists of both primary and secondary data collected from books, seminar papers, policy briefs and newspapers. It applies both qualitative and quantitative approaches while analysing Nepal’s efforts in strengthening the SAARC process.

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Figurative Language in Layla Al-Atrash’s Nesa’a Ala Al-Mafareq: A Stylistic Analysis

Linguistic Forum - A Journal of Linguistics ◽

10.53057/linfo/2020.2.4.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 20-26

Author(s):

Eman Abedelkareem Hijazi ◽

Keyword(s):

Figurative Language ◽

Social Values ◽

Identity Crisis ◽

Narrative Discourse ◽

Stylistic Analysis ◽

The Novel ◽

Arab Woman ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Figurative Speech ◽

Quantitative Approaches

This study aims to analyze Layla Al-Atrash’s Nesa’a Ala Al-Mafareq stylistically to address the issue of an identity crisis and self-alienation by shedding light on the Arabic narrative discourse that is used by Al-Atrash in the selected novel. The stylistic analysis focuses on casting lights on how the five protagonists of the selected novel employed their feminist narrative discourse to represent their suffering and how the old cultural and social values affect their lives. To achieve the aim of the study, the researcher relies on Geffrey Leech's (2006) theory of figurative language to analyze the novel. Accordingly, this study is considered as the first study focusing on analyzing the language used by Al-Atrash linguistically in light of the stylistic analysis of figurative speech such as a simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, and metonymy. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative approaches with (SPSS) program for statistics. The results showed that Al Atrash succeeded in utilizing her feminist narrative discourse linguistically to introduce the catastrophic situation the woman has in the masculine society. Taking into consideration metonyms with the highest rates (189) indicating the problems that the Arab woman encounters without finding a solution. Although hyperbole (126= 23%) refers to the writer's trial to support the readers with the perfect image of a woman’s life and why she surrenders to reality and accepts the outdated conventions and traditions.

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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO ACTION RESEARCH

Paramasastra ◽

10.26740/parama.v3i2.1535 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Kusumarasdyati Kusumarasdyati

Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Quantitative Approaches

Action research atau penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) merupakan upaya para pendidik yang reflektif untuk meningkatkan kualitas pengajarannya sehingga hasil pembelajaran siswa juga semakin baik. Pada awal perkembangannya di Amerika Serikat di awal abad 20, PTK menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Namun seiring berjalannya waktu, masalah di bidang pendidikan dan pengajaran juga semakin kompleks sehingga beberapa pendidik mulai menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Makalah ini bertujuan untuk memaparkan PTK dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif, disertai dengan contoh-contoh PTK di bidang pengajaran Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing untuk memperkuat alasan penggunaan masing-masing pendekatan tersebut. Pendekatan apa pun yang digunakan—kualitatif atau kuantitatif—bukan menjadi masalah dan masih dapat disebut sebagai PTK, asalkan tujuan penelitian tersebut dapat dicapai, yaitu peningkatan kualitas pengajaran.

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