scholarly journals WEB SITE MESSAGING: Visual And Written Framing Of Sustainability In Christchurch Secondary Schools

Teachers Work ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-117
Author(s):  
Jo Straker ◽  
Michael Atkinson ◽  
Stephen Chapman ◽  
David Irwin
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Successful Model ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Local Problems ◽  
Case Comparison ◽  
Strategic Framing

This research engaged with how secondary schools in Christchurch framed sustainability through web based interfaces. The key focus of the research was how schools are engaging students in sustainability through their web-site messaging. While some research has been done around whole-school approaches to sustainability, no research has been done around schools engaging students through their web-based sustainability material. This article is part of a wider project involving a series of case studies which sought to understand more about how to engage youth in sustainable practices. A qualitative case study aims to describe the topic in detail and in context (Yin, 2009). The benefit of gathering varied evidence from multiple cases, allows for cross-case comparison and greater generalisation. From these cases the team identified four key themes which underpinned sustainability: a future focus; diversity/inclusiveness; community; and environment. The findings indicated that while there was little strategic framing, a bottom-up approach which allowed staff, students and the community to initiate a range of projects was a successful model. This appears to increase the engagement and commitment in schools and allows local communities to address local problems rather than trying to adapt to a centralised or over-arching strategic plan which may be less able to respond quickly and spontaneously to local issues.

scholarly journals Qualitative case study investigating PAX-good behaviour game in first nations communities: insight into school personnel’s perspectives in implementing a whole school approach to promote youth mental health

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e030728
Author(s):  
Yu Qi Wu ◽  
Mariette Chartier ◽  
Gia Ly ◽  
Ari Phanlouvong ◽  
Shelby Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Whole School Approach ◽  
Good Behaviour

ObjectivesPAX-Good Behaviour Game (PAX-GBG) is associated with improved mental health among youth. First Nations community members decided on a whole school approach to facilitate PAX-GBG implementation, by offering intervention training to all staff members in their schools. Our objective is to gain a greater understanding of how this approach was viewed by school personnel, in order to improve implementation in remote and northern First Nations communities.DesignWe conducted a qualitative case study using semi-structured interviews.SettingInterviews were conducted in First Nations schools located in northern Manitoba, Canada, in February 2018.ParticipantsWe used purposive sampling in selecting the 23 school staff from First Nations communities.InterventionPAX-GBG is a mental health promotion intervention that teachers deliver in the classroom alongside normal instructional activities. It was implemented school-wide over 4 months from October 2017 to February 2018.Outcome measuresWe inquired about the participants’ perception of PAX-GBG and the whole school approach. We applied an iterative coding system, identified recurring ideas and classified the ideas into major categories.ResultsImplementing the PAX-GBG whole school approach improved students’ behaviour and created a positive school environment. Students were learning self-regulation, had quieter voices and demonstrated awareness of the PAX-GBG strategies. All teachers interviewed had used the programme. Support from school administrators and having all school personnel use the programme consistently were facilitators to successful implementation. Challenges included the timing of training, lack of clarity in how to implement and implementing among students in older grades and those with special needs.ConclusionsThe whole school approach to implementing PAX-GBG was viewed as an acceptable and feasible way to extend the reach of PAX-GBG in order to promote the mental health of First Nations youth. Recommendations included ensuring school leadership support, changes to the training and cultural and literacy adaptations.

Sexuality education delivery in Australian regional secondary schools: A qualitative case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alana Hulme Chambers ◽  
Jane Tomnay ◽  
Samantha Clune ◽  
Sarah Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Education Delivery

Evaluating Usage of Dynamic Web Site Structures Through Visualisation

2011 ◽  
pp. 300-322
Author(s):  
Stephen Sobol ◽  
Catherine Stones
Keyword(s):  
Data Structures ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Dynamic Methods ◽  
Dynamic Web ◽  
Site Design ◽  
Adaptation Rules ◽  
Dynamic Structures ◽  
Adaptive Multimedia

Web-based content is increasingly delivered via dynamic methods. Visualisation tools are required which reveal how users interact with such data structures in order to improve site design and structure, and to form the basis of adaptation rules. Using our DMASC system we describe a method for logging and visualising individual user paths through a database-driven Web site. We outline the visualisation challenges posed in representing dynamic data structures and representations of user movements within those structures. We introduce two new terms to describe approaches to visualising dynamic structures, template structure and served structure. We present a series of maps generated from real usage data and, through these, identify anticipated and unanticipated surf patterns. Through the presentation of case study material, we argue that visualisations are a useful part of good adaptive multimedia strategies and help form user model attributes.

scholarly journals The Ergonetti - Web-Based Ergonomics Studies: A Qualitative Case Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marja Pitkanen ◽  
Paula Naumanen ◽  
Kari Ojanen ◽  
Veikko Louhevaara
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals Competency Education Implementation: Examining the Influence of Contextual Forces in Three New Hampshire Secondary Schools

AERA Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 233285841878288
Author(s):  
Aubrey Scheopner Torres ◽  
Jessica Brett ◽  
Joshua Cox ◽  
Sara Greller
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Personalized Instruction ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
K 12

Competency education, a K–12 reform aimed to ensure that all students meet high expectations, requires that students demonstrate mastery of competencies to advance and earn credit, typically through assessments where students apply knowledge. Students receive more time and possibly personalized instruction to demonstrate mastery if needed. Competency education demands changes to traditional practices, including scheduling and grading. This qualitative case study describes how three districts in New Hampshire implemented this reform in secondary schools. Findings reveal that despite over 6 years of progress at each site, the reform had not been fully implemented due to inertial, technical, normative, and political challenges. Changes to grading and assessment were particularly difficult to implement.

scholarly journals Work Environment and the Teacher: A Qualitative Case Study of Public Secondary Schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edomgenet Hiba Issa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Secondary School Teacher ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Secondary School

This study examined the nexus between the public secondary school teacher and his/her work environment. To capture the nature and substance of this nexus, the study was mainly directed towards answering the following two research questions: Which attributes of work environment matter most to the public secondary school teacher? And why do they matter? The study was conducted on teachers in public secondary schools of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It adopted a qualitative case study design where data were collected through semi-structured interviews and then analyzed using a thematic analysis technique. The results show that basic school facilities, teacher-principal and teacher-student in-school inter-personal relations, financial and non-financial rewards, and the praxis of politics in a school setting are the attributes of the work environment that matter most to the study participants. Results also show that these attributes of work environment appeared as attributes of work environment with utmost importance to the teacher for they happened to be the basis of the teacher’s work motivation, job satisfaction, and work engagement. Findings further showed that the attributes of the work environment and the emergent causal consequences have both direct and indirect relationships. This study is expected to have empirical, methodological, and theoretical implications.

Narrowing the Focus

2011 ◽  
pp. 51-69
Author(s):  
Scott Reid
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Thought Process ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Reflective Thought ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter presents the path that one researcher followed in choosing a topic for his Ph.D. dissertation and the decisions he made about how to conduct the research. The research being conducted involves a qualitative case study of how professors at one university adopt the use of Web-based courses. The questions which the researcher asked himself in this process of narrowing the focus are presented to provide insight into his reflective thought process. Insight is gained into how this researcher: chose a topic, decided what conceptual framework to use, approached the literature review, chose research methods, and collected and analyzed data. The importance of reflective thought and the judgement of the researcher are emphasized.

scholarly journals Literature Instructions in Secondary Schools: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5C) ◽  
pp. 1226-1229
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Ministry Of Education

Literature component has been made clear by the Ministry of Education (2012) in Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 to promote active learning and enhance learning. However, some studies show that learners might not be interested in literature lessons in schools for many different reasons. Their reactions and responses during the literature lessons show their lack of interest. This research was undertaken to investigate learners’ reactions during literature lessons. This qualitative case study was carried out on two mixed ability classes, consisting of 53 high school learners from two schools in Johor Bahru district and four English teachers. Lessons were observed and videotaped, and the participant-teachers were interviewed and audiotaped to seek responses on their learners’ reactions and responses during lessons. This research provides new insights on how learners perceive literature lessons in schools which promotes language learning.

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