scholarly journals Understanding Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Young Learner Teaching: A Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Oliver Beddall
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
British Council ◽  
Effective Professional Development ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

This paper reports a case study examining teachers’ feelings about teaching young learners (YLs) in the British Council Tokyo teaching centre. A literature review is presented, outlining desirable qualities for YL teachers. Qualitative and quantitative research – involving an online questionnaire, attitude survey and interviews – investigates teachers’ feelings about a variety of YL-related issues and finds three “groups” within the staffroom, each with a different profile and differing attitudes towards YL teaching. By identifying and analysing prevalent concerns amongst staff, recommendations for ELT managers are made to encourage effective professional development, thereby empowering less experienced teachers and promoting good practice for schools running YL programmes. 本論は、ブリティッシュ・カウンシル東京校で児童英語教育について教師の感想を研究したケーススタディーで、児童英語教師に求められる資質を示した文献も提示する。オンラインでのアンケートとインタビューという質的・量的研究手法を用いて、様々な問題点に対する教師の感情を調査した結果、異なった経歴と態度を持つ3つのグループに分けられることがわかった。教員が抱える問題点を発見・分析することで、ELT運営に対して職務能力向上のための提案を行う。また、このような研究は、経験の少ない教員には能力強化に繋がり、児童英語プログラムを持つ学校においては、よりよい授業を提供する指針となる。

scholarly journals The Test of Accessibility of Higher Education in Israel: Instructors’ Attitudes toward High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Nitza Davidovitch ◽  
Alona Ponomaryova ◽  
Hana Gendel Guterman ◽  
Yair Shapira
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Autistic Spectrum ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Study Support

This study deals with a case study of a program that integrates high-functioning autistic spectrum students in Israeli academia. The case study focuses on the attitudes of students and faculty towards high-functioning autistic spectrum (HFA) students, aiming to examine their contribution to the integration of HFA students in academia, with regard to the academic-social climate and their perceived self-efficacy. The case study may serve academic institutions as a model for the adjustment and integration of autistic spectrum students, with the inclusion of academic and administrative elements. The study is based on mixed methods methodology, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Five hundred twenty six students, 103 faculty, as well as 30 students with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and 27 mentoring students participating in the program, were asked to complete a quantitative research questionnaire. The research findings show that the integration of HFA students in academic studies is potentially possible, predicated on awareness among faculty and students as to the nature of the disability. Variables with high significance for the program's success were detected, involving teaching tools, institutional support, and a tolerant academic-social climate. The research findings indicate that with regard to nearly all the variables the faculty have the highest awareness of and sensitivity to integrating HFA students in academic studies. The literature review, as well as the findings of the current study, support the integration of people with HFA in various institutions and confirm the conditions for this success: institutional and social motivation together with a tolerant atmosphere.

scholarly journals City and migration: a crossroads for non-institutionalized translation

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Flynn ◽  
Luc van Doorslaer
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Housing Project ◽  
Cultural Transfer ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
European Cities ◽  
The Family ◽  
Exact Position ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Do So

AbstractResearch in Translation Studies has witnessed an increased interest in translation phenomena in cities as well as in links between translation and migration. Although non-institutionalized translation is not at all new, contemporary migration realities offer opportunities for innovative research in this area. Outside more immediate immigration flows, many European cities have both longer and more recent histories of translational interaction between local populations and immigrants. This paper deals with non-professional translation among such groups both within and outside the family. To do so it presents the results of a case study on forms of non-professional translation in a social housing project in Ghent (Flanders, Belgium).The article focuses on such issues as the actors, circumstances, and the degrees of stereotyping and/or stigmatization involved in non-professional translation practices. The case study draws on qualitative and quantitative research that addresses the following questions:– Who translates and who has translated what and under which circumstances?– What is the exact position of translation, language and cultural transfer in the daily life of the residents of the block of flats in Ghent?– To which extent are these translational exchanges illustrative of contemporary life in our cities?

Case Study Method for Design Research: A Justification

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudhakar Teegavarapu ◽  
Joshua D. Summers ◽  
Gregory M. Mocko
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Suitable Method ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Benchmark Study

Case studies are used in design research to analyze a phenomenon, to generate hypotheses, and to validate a method. Though they are used extensively, there appears to be no accepted systematic case study method used by design researchers. Considering its nature and objectives, the case study method could be considered as a suitable method for conducting design research. Many times, design researchers have to confront questions about the validity of using case studies and their results. The objective of this paper is to present a brief overview of case study method, compare it with other qualitative and quantitative research methods, and study the merits and limitations of using the same in design research. Requirements are derived from the general characteristics of design research. Four popular research strategies are evaluated with respect to the requirements. A preliminary benchmark study suggests that case study method is a suitable method for conducting design research.

scholarly journals Factors Determining the Access to E-services of Public Institutions in Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Selected Divisional Secretariat Areas in Ampara District

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
M. A. M. Fowsar ◽  
T. Fathima Sajeetha
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Enhancing e-service facilities to the citizens would make it easy for them to access various government and private services. It has currently become an essential aspect of the evolution of public administration. All governments, including those of third world countries, are now trying to improve their e-service delivery. E-service delivery is one of the fundamental mechanisms to enhance quality service delivery with transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency. Sri Lanka has made attempts to deliver e-services in multiple sectors, but many constraints have prevented all citizens from accessing those services. Against this backdrop, this study attempts to investigate the factors that influence the ability of citizens to access the various e-services in selected Divisional Secretariat areas of Ampara district, Sri Lanka. This study was conducted using both qualitative and quantitative research methods during the period from July 2018 to January 2019. The qualitative data were gathered from published books, research articles, and personal interviews, and the quantitative data were gathered through a structured questionnaire and statistical reports of government institutions. The collected data were analysed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques, and results are presented in text, tables and charts format. The findings of the study show that factors such as security, the availability of electronic device facilities, and low cost encouraged citizens to access these services often. Nevertheless, factors like difficulty in understanding e-services and concerns about its security have discouraged people from accessing e-services.

scholarly journals USER’S PERCEPTIONS OF SACREDNESS (Case Study: Catholic Churches in Indonesia)

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Nita Dwi Estika ◽  
Hanson E. Kusuma ◽  
Angela Christysonia Tampubolon ◽  
Filipus Bagus Widyawan
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Text Data ◽  
Church Building ◽  
Sacred Object ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Catholic Churches

Sacredness in Catholic churches has two aspects: sacredness derived from the purpose and activities of worship and sacredness that arises from the physical and spatial aspects of a church building. The purpose of this study was to reveal factors that affect sacredness in Catholic churches from the perspective of the worshiper. The researchers conducted an exploratory qualitative research to collect text data related to the perception of Catholic church sacredness. The data were collected through an online questionnaire. The researchers also conducted an explanatory quantitative research to uncover the relationship between level of church sacredness and physical and nonphysical factors. The results showed that the ‘sacred spirit’ factor tends to be more dominant in affecting church sacredness compared to ‘sacred object’. Worshipers measure church sacredness according to ‘devoted reflection’, ‘relationship with God’, ‘quality of space’, ‘enclosure acculturation’, and ‘building style’.

scholarly journals Low cost & low fare: strategy in revenue management for GOL air transport S.A.

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 440-448
Author(s):  
Joshua Onome Imoniana ◽  
Marly Cavalcanti ◽  
Marcelo de Souza Bispo
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Commercial Aviation ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Airline Company

The intention of this paper is to study the concept low cost, low fare as strategy in the market of Brazilian commercial air transport, taking as parameter the case study of Gol Air Transport S.A. For the achievement of the presented objectives the following questions are made: a) what it takes an airline company to take a strategy of low cost low fare? b) The option of low cost low fare, would have contributed to generate a new managerial model in the traditional forms of strategic management in the area of commercial air transport ? c) The constructed scenery tends to be lasting? Adopting the methodological approach of case study and analysis of events, a qualitative and quantitative research was fullfilled on the basis of the studies of Denzin & Lincoln. The results of the analyses indicate the deepening of the phenomenon of low cost & low fare that it is used in world-wide commercial aviation and makes to conclude the relevance and the potentiality of the concept low cost & low fare if it is extend to the tourist industry that suggests a new balance for the traditional companies in the strategic management

Paying Attention to the Trees in the Forest, or a Call to Examine Agency-Specific Stories

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen V. Rubin ◽  
Keith P. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

Public administration scholarship needs to strike a better balance between large sample studies and in-depth case studies. The availability of large data sets has led us to engage in empirical research that is broad in scope but is frequently devoid of rich context. In-depth case studies can help to explain why we observe particular relationships and can help us to clarify gaps and inconsistencies in theory. Our argument for more case studies aims to encourage researchers to bridge insights from qualitative and quantitative research through triangulation. We describe the value of case study research, and qualitative and quantitative design options. We then propose opportunities for case study research in public personnel scholarship on patronage pressures, performance management, and diversity management.

scholarly journals Teknik Sampling Snowball dalam Penelitian Lapangan

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Nurdiani
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

Field research can be associated with both qualitative and quantitative research methods, depending on the problems faced and the goals to be achieved. The success of data collection in the field research depends on the determination of the appropriate sampling technique, to obtain accurate data, and reliably. In studies that have problems related to specific issues, requiring a non-probability sampling techniques one of which is the snowball sampling technique. This technique is useful for finding, identifying, selecting and taking samples in a network or chain of relationships. Phased implementation procedures performed through interviews and questionnaires. Snowball sampling technique has strengths and weaknesses in its application. Field research housing sector become the case study to explain this sampling technique.

scholarly journals CAATINGA BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: A CASE STUDY WITH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 1301-1310
Author(s):  
Cíntia Leideane Araujo Ferreira ◽  
Rosimary de Carvalho Gomes Moura ◽  
Elaine Maria dos Santos Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Students ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Do So

Environmental education with a focus on biodiversity values can be an instrument for sensitization, reflection, construction of a critical vision and behavior change, being the knowledge of local Biodiversity, fundamental for the valorization and conservation of the native elements, including the Caatinga that has always been underestimated by its dry appearance and poor appearance. This work aimed to present a diagnosis on the environment, Caatinga biodiversity and ecosystem services, with students from a municipal school in Juazeiro / BA. In order to do so, we used qualitative and quantitative research, through bibliographic research, in which the conceptual and normative aspects were addressed through books, articles, journals and others, as well as through questionnaires for students. It is necessary that society acquires practices of environmental education as an educational process, providing knowledge and exercises of citizenship for a critical and conscious action.

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