Synchronous online flip learning with formative gamification quiz: instruction during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zamzami Zainuddin ◽  
Ratna Farida ◽  
Cut Muftia Keumala ◽  
Rudi Kurniawan ◽  
Hadi Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Formative Assessments ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Class ◽  
Gamified Learning ◽  
Synchronous Online

Purpose This study aims to present research evidence on the relevance of online gamification flip learning as a pedagogical instruction in promoting learning engagement when college students are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In this study, a gamified formative assessment was used to examine learner engagement and to evaluate the effectiveness of gamification within a synchronous online flipped instruction. Design/methodology/approach A multiphase mixed methods research design was used for this study. The evaluation relied on triangulated evidence gathered through questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews administered at an Indonesian college setting. Findings Based on the findings, gamified learning and formative assessments that adopt online flipped approaches have shown a positive bearing on learner engagement, despite the challenges learners face while harrowing through times of calamity. The results of this study provide prima facie support for the claim that the use of interactive gamified e-quizzes proves to be an innovative means of stimulating student engagement during the online class. Originality/value The results further suggest that a learning framework that incorporates both online flipped and gamification techniques provide the stimulus that is likely to forge an emotional connection that can inspire learner engagement, much needed when learners rally through calamitous events. This study has established evidential links between gamification and flipped classroom instructional delivery, particularly for online class settings. It is well-anticipated that gamification flip learning can continue to be implemented either in online, blended or face-to-face class instruction and particularly after the time of the pandemic.

scholarly journals Students’ perception of a flipped classroom approach to facilitating online project-based learning in marketing research courses

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ling Shih ◽  
Chun-Yen Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Combined Strategy ◽  
Learning Interest

This study investigated students’ perception of a flipped classroom approach to facilitating online project-based learning (FC-OPBL) in a marketing research course at a technical university. This combined strategy was aimed at improving teaching quality and learning efficiency. Sixty-seven students taking a marketing research course were surveyed. Mixed methods research was adopted along with questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, online learning notes, and online discussions to understand the students’ perception of the teaching strategy used during the learning process. Results showed that FC-OPBL may enhance students’ learning effectiveness, learning motivation, and learning interest, as well as encourage diverse development and teamwork. Finally, suggestions are proposed related to flipped classroom research and instruction.

What’s in a word? The importance of the concept of “values” in the prevention of abuse of older people in care homes

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Moore
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Contributory Factor ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Value ◽  
Provision Of Care

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present some of the findings from an empirical, mixed methods research project that reveal the importance of the personal value frameworks held by individual staff in the prevention of abuse of older people in private sector care homes. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a sample of 36 care home personnel, including proprietors, care managers and care staff. Findings A significant number of respondents identified the importance of personal value frameworks among staff providing care as a potential contributory factor in the prevention of abuse of older people. Research limitations/implications Though the research draws upon the experiences of only 36 care home personnel through interviews, data suggest that the personal evaluations of staff towards those in their care is a significant contributory factor to the occurrence of abuse. Originality/value The research has identified individual staff value frameworks as a causal factor in the occurrence of abuse. The research also confirms that the perceptions of “values” among respondents directly involved in the provision of care are at odds with common understanding of “values” often cited elsewhere in connection with staff recruitment and training as a means of preventing the occurrence of abuse.

scholarly journals A tourism inflex: Generation Z travel experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Mueke Robinson ◽  
Heike A. Schänzel
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Generational Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it highlights the emergence of Generation Z and the interface of its members with the tourism system. Second, by way of a theoretical model, the paper provides a more holistic approach to understanding Generation Z travel experiences in which the emphasis is shifted from the destination to the traveller. This is in keeping with the trend which lays more emphasis on people rather than landscape.Design/methodology/approachThis is qualitative research founded on an interpretive (constructivist) paradigm. Selecting Generation Z as the subject locates this study under generational theory and assumesprima faciea socially constructed reality. The paper is based on research conducted in New Zealand aimed at understanding the travel experiences of inbound Generation Z travellers. Data were collected from 12 semi-structured interviews lasting about 30 min each and from 5 blogs. Nvivo 11 programme was used in analysing data and developing themes. Core categories and related themes were generated forming building blocks of a theoretical model.FindingsFindings revealed interplay of multiple factors in Generation Z’s travel experiences at a destination. The factors are global in nature, destination centric and those which are immediate or proximate to the individual. To fully grasp the notion of experience requires the gestalt of the three as well as pre-trip, during-trip and post-trip factors.Research limitations/implicationsThe impact of significant events upon participants is assumed. A specific analysis of the events and the magnitude of their influence on the individual participants may be necessary.Practical implicationsDestination marketers tend to concentrate on psychological aspects to appeal to the traveller. The focus, in this case, is creating an attractive image in the mind of travellers to get them to come to the destination. This research suggests shifting the focus to understanding the evolving traveller.Social implicationsGovernments and tourism purveyors may require an ever-increasing budget to map out strategies to meet the continuously morphing needs of the future traveller. The constantly evolving global environment necessitates greater flexibility in institutional framework with less bureaucratic bottlenecks.Originality/valueGeneration Z is a relatively new entrant into the tourism market which makes this research relevant and timely. The paucity of academic literature on a generation which is contemporaneously in its “highly influenceable” period of life and entering adulthood in an increasingly changing world is further credence for this research. A more holistic theoretical model to understanding Generation Z travel experience is proposed.

Tenant management under COVID-19 pandemic season among informal settlement rental housing in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Appau Williams Miller ◽  
Fauster Agbenyo ◽  
Royal Mabakeng Menare
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Rental Housing ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
Quota Sampling

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the roles of landlords in tenant management during COVID-19 pandemic season among informal settlement neighbourhoods in urban Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This study used a mixed methods research approach and foregrounds the discussions of the results with the social roles theory. Using the quota sampling procedure, this study used 467 semi-structured interviews of tenants from five old informal settlement neighbourhoods in urban Ghana. This study adopted the thematic analytical technique in the results section. Findings This study uncovered that landlords perform a gate-keeping social relationship role in ensuring tenant safety during the COVID-19 pandemic season through the provision of security, care and support, discipline, hard work, morale building to accountability. However, this study found that most landlords do not provide tenancy agreements to tenants which strained some social relationships in tenant management. Originality/value The application of social roles theory in this study provides a cutting-edge approach to the study of welfare of tenants living in informal settlement housing units during periods of pandemic. This study practically provides a participatory approach to analysing and discussing the roles of landlords in tenant management and proffering solutions for formalisation of these roles in housing policies in Ghana.

Joint risk management and collaborative ethos

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Marinelli ◽  
Marko Salopek
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Based on experience from the UK construction industry, this paper aims to capture the dimensions of the collaborative ethos required for successful implementation of Joint Risk Management, i.e. the cooperative and dynamic risk management approach that continues into the post-contract stage and is jointly undertaken by different project stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach A mixed methods research approach involving semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire survey was adopted to provide the basis for the statistical analysis encompassing descriptive statistics, non-parametric tests and exploratory factor analysis. Findings The analysis highlights the critical role of team integration achieved through the diffusion of collaborative values at strategic and practical level. Relevant applications include early stakeholder engagement, common goals and interests, team building activities and contractual flexibility. Originality/value This research is beneficial for the industry and academia as it enhances the understanding of an under-utilised management tool and highlights the requirements for its successful implementation.

Determining the potential and requirements of transit-oriented development (TOD)

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap ◽  
Seh Vian Goh
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Generation Cohorts

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of transit-oriented development (TOD), the perceptions of buyers and the establishment of the comfortable walking distance. The literature indicates the requirement of TOD with increasing population in major cities. Design/methodology/approach In this study, exploratory sequential mixed methods research approach was adopted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted followed by questionnaire survey. The respondents were categorised based on their generation cohorts to further understand their acuities on TOD. Findings The key consideration factors when buying houses in the TOD area are as follows: amenities related to jobs and family for Baby Boomers; time saving for Generation Y; and location for Generation X, i.e. house should be conveniently located in relation to working place, school, etc. Communities in Malaysia are willing to walk for five to ten minutes (approximately 400 to 800 m). Research limitations/implications Future studies can be enlarged to include other major cities in Malaysia and draw comparisons with neighbouring ASEAN countries. Practical implications This paper provides insights to property developers, consultants and government agencies for product development. Ultimately, TOD is the innovative sustainable solution for high-density urban planning and development. Social implications TOD is a sustainable development concept that encourages the use of public transportation system in order to reduce private motor vehicles usage. Originality/value This paper emphasises the potential of TOD, explores the perceptions of different generation cohorts in relation to TOD and establishes the comfortable walking distance for Malaysian communities. It also highlights the key factors of conveniences for TOD.

scholarly journals Mitigating risk: mediating transition through the enactment of information literacy practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 1190-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the emergent grounded theory of mitigating risk, which was produced through an analysis of the information literacy practices of English-speakers who are learning a language overseas as part of their undergraduate degree.Design/methodology/approachThe grounded theory emerges from a qualitative study that was framed by practice theory and transitions theory, and employed constructivist grounded theory, semi-structured interviews and photo-elicitation methods to explore the information activities of 26 language-learners from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA.FindingsThe grounded theory of mitigating risk illustrates how academic, financial and physical risks that are produced through language-learner engagement overseas catalyse the enactment of information literacy practices that enable students to mediate their transition overseas.Research limitations/implicationsThis study’s theory-building is localised and contextual rather than generalisable.Practical implicationsThe grounded theory broadens librarians’ and language-educators’ knowledge of student activities during immersive educational experiences as well as extending understanding about the shape that information literacy takes within transition to a new intercultural context.Social implicationsThe grounded theory develops understanding about the role that local communities play within intercultural transition and how these groups can respond to and prepare for increasingly fluid patterns of global movement.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to an increasingly sophisticated theoretical conceptualisation of information literacy while further providing a detailed exploration of transition from an information perspective.

Towards a “branded” property developer: key traits for Malaysian housing market

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 626-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap ◽  
Chin Weng Tan ◽  
Siaw Chuing Loo ◽  
Wah Peng Lee
Keyword(s):  
Housing Market ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Brand Identity ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technical Ability ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Property Developers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the significance of branding management by property developers in the Malaysian housing market and to examine the pivotal brand identity traits of property developers. Design/methodology/approach An explanatory sequential mixed-methods research approach was adopted. The quantitative data from the questionnaire survey were subjected to descriptive statistics, and the ranking with category of significance of the hypothesised branding traits was determined using relative importance index technique. The findings were further validated through semi-structured interviews with five experienced industry practitioners. Findings Results showed that the extremely significant (ES) branding identities are value for future investment and location, while the very significant (VS) traits are quality assurance, near to supporting infrastructure, reliability, professionalism, experience, warranties and technical ability. Industry experts affirmed the prospect of exploiting branding in enticing property buyers. Research limitations/implications It is reasonable to infer that good branding positively stimulates buyer’s decision-making on purchasing residential property. This study attempts to discover the critical brand identity traits for property developers apt in the context of Malaysian housing market. Practical implications Apart from the archetypal locational and financial factors, the findings suggested that top developers should emphasise innovative family-oriented design with an acceptable level of quality score for brand differentiation to further enhance the future value of their end products. Originality/value The efficacy of brand management in the housing market has not yet been fully explored in research. This paper is expected to offer more profound insights into the strategic brand management towards “branded” property developers in the context of Malaysia and perhaps other countries with comparable backgrounds.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil? Underreporting of abuse in care homes

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 303-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Moore
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present some of the findings from an empirical, mixed methods research project that reveal underreporting and active concealment of abuse in private sector care homes. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 36 care home personnel. An anonymously completed questionnaire was also used concurrently among newly appointed staff in newly opened care homes, to elicit additional quantitative and qualitative data. Findings A significant number of respondents reported awareness of acts of abuse that had not been reported within the care home or externally to the authorities. Some respondents were aware that where occurrences of abuse had been reported, no subsequent action was taken, and external authorities were not always involved in responses to abuse. A significant number of respondents were aware of deliberate strategies used to deter reports of abuse to external agencies. Research limitations/implications Though the research draws upon the experiences of only 36 care home personnel through interviews, and 94 questionnaire respondents who had witnessed occurrences of abuse, data suggest that a significant proportion of abuse in care homes remains unreported. Originality/value The research has revealed staffs’ experiences of underreporting of abuse in private sector care homes. Findings indicate that changes are required to current methods of scrutiny of occurrences of abuse in care homes and the strengthening of incentives to report it.

Suspicious minds and suspicioning: constructing suspicion during policework

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Hendy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
New Perspective

PurposeThis article explores officer use of suspicion before informal police-citizen encounters as a method to further understand police officer decision-making. There is a body of research focused on officer decision-making before formal “stop and search” encounters, yet, while the more informal “stop and chat” encounters are ubiquitous, they are a comparatively under-researched part of policework.Design/methodology/approachThe research takes an ethnographic approach to explore police decision-making. It used participant observation (800 h over 93 patrol shifts) of front-line first response officers from New Zealand (n = 45) and South Australia (n = 48). Field observations were complemented with informal discussion in the field and 27 semi-structured interviews.FindingsIt reveals that officers applied three situational “tests” to assess the circumstances or actions observed before initiating an informal encounter. Officers then weighed up whether the circumstances were harmful, contrary to law, or socially acceptable to determine the necessity of initiating a police-citizen encounter. This process is conceived as suspicioning: deciding whether circumstances appear prima facie suspicious, how an officer goes about collecting more information to corroborate suspicion to ultimately inform a course of action.Originality/valueThe findings present a new perspective to understanding how and why police officers decide to initiate encounters with members of the public. Moreover, as the first ethnographic cross-national research of officers from New Zealand and South Australia, it provides a rare comparative glimpse of Antipodean policing.

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