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Roy, Mantra; Steffens, Kate; Cabrera, Peggy; Strykowski, Jill; Megwalu, Anamika – Education for Information, 2022
Through various efforts, the staff and faculty of San José State University's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (King Library) are working towards creating more equitable and inclusive collections. Examining the library's collecting practices and collections by and about African Americans, this article presents the ongoing work of a working…
Descriptors: Critical Race Theory, Library Materials, Archives, Academic Libraries
Vazquez, Sujei Lugo – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Collection development is at the core of the work of children's librarians, an ongoing activity that shapes collections as well as library spaces, services, programming, and communities. The process of collection development includes the consideration of several factors that impact the evaluation, selection, and acquisition of books available for…
Descriptors: Libraries, Librarians, Library Science, Children
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Yoolim Kim; Vita V. Kogan; Cong Zhang – Applied Linguistics, 2024
Gamification of behavioral experiments has been applied successfully to research in a number of disciplines, including linguistics. We believe that these methods have been underutilized in applied linguistics, in particular second-language acquisition research. The incorporation of games and gaming elements (gamification) in behavioral experiments…
Descriptors: Gamification, Game Based Learning, Data Collection, Citizen Participation
Díaz, Victoria E.; McKeown, Stephanie; Peña, Camilo – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2023
This project reviews data collection practices regarding race, ethnicity and ancestry (REA) in post-secondary institutions (PSIs) in Canada, as well as in other relevant sectors (e.g., health, K-12 education, government agencies). The goal of the project was to identify promising practices and to develop recommendations to guide REA data…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Use, Student Characteristics, Race
Leone, Elizabeth L. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Data collection and analyzation practices for English language development services are scarcely found in research, but needed in the subgroup of minority students commonly known as English language learners (Wiseman & Bell, 2021). Wiseman and Bell (2021) identified ELLs as one of the most under-documented student subgroups in the American…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners
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Leher Singh; Mihaela D. Barokova; Heidi A. Baumgartner; Diana C. Lopera-Perez; Paul Okyere Omane; Mark Sheskin; Francis L. Yuen; Yang Wu; Katherine J. Alcock; Elena C. Altmann; Marina Bazhydai; Alexandra Carstensen; Kin Chung Jacky Chan; Hu Chuan-Peng; Rodrigo Dal Ben; Laura Franchin; Jessica E. Kosie; Casey Lew-Williams; Asana Okocha; Tilman Reinelt; Tobias Schuwerk; Melanie Soderstrom; Angeline S. M. Tsui; Michael C. Frank – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Culture is a key determinant of children's development both in its own right and as a measure of generalizability of developmental phenomena. Studying the role of culture in development requires information about participants' demographic backgrounds. However, both reporting and treatment of demographic data are limited and inconsistent in child…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Young Children, Demography, Cultural Traits
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Ekkens, Tom – Physics Teacher, 2022
In many introductory physics classes, diffraction of light is introduced first, then more advanced diffraction topics such as x-ray diffraction, Bragg's law, and crystallography are covered. Since using x-rays raises safety concerns and atomic spacing in a crystal is not easy to change, microwaves with macroscopic crystals have been used to study…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Physics, Science Education, Introductory Courses
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Ivory, Amy; Viens, Lisha – Knowledge Quest, 2019
When talking about collection development, few school librarians think about databases. Databases provide learners with a one-stop shop for cross-curricular, up-to-date, vetted information in a structured and easy-to-manipulate format for class projects. To be successful learners, students need to know how to use a database to find the information…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Materials, High School Students, Search Strategies
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Grace Rohoana – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2023
School leaders in Solomon Islands have shifted away from the basic education policy that promotes equitable access to quality basic education to practices that target high enrolment to generate revenue. This research highlights the implications of this shift and its impact on quality education. It aims at finding the balance between the school's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Access to Education
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Bogus, Ian; Yano, Candace Arai; Zachary, Shannon; Nadal, Jacob; Miller, Mary; Levenson, Helen N.; Brody, Fern; Amato, Sara – College & Research Libraries, 2023
In this study we developed a model and a spreadsheet tool for calculating, based on user input informed by available data, the probability of at least one usable copy of a monograph title surviving at various time horizons in shared print collections. The calculation incorporates four risk factors, which were assigned values based on research in…
Descriptors: Publications, Library Materials, Institutional Cooperation, Printed Materials
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Logan, Alvin, Jr.; Saunders, Margaret – Journal of Museum Education, 2022
Caring for many objects is one of the more challenging aspects of the museum profession. In museums that collect cultural belongings, utilizing best care practices ensures that objects of cultural heritage can be studied and appreciated by the peoples whose cultures they represent. Thus, providing collections care is necessary to support learning…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, American Indian Culture, Cultural Education
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Izenberg, Maxwell; Brown, Ryan; Siebert, Cora; Heinz, Ron; Rahmattalabi, Aida; Vayanos, Phebe – Field Methods, 2023
In the small town of Sitka, Alaska, frequent and often catastrophic landslides threaten residents. One challenge associated with disaster preparedness is access to timely and reliable risk information. As with many small but diverse towns, who or what is a trustworthy source of information is often contested. To help improve landslide…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Social Networks, Data Collection, Network Analysis
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Schneider, Daniel; Harknett, Kristen – Sociological Methods & Research, 2022
In this article, we explore the use of Facebook targeted advertisements for the collection of survey data. We illustrate the potential of survey sampling and recruitment on Facebook through the example of building a large employee--employer linked data set as part of The Shift Project. We describe the workflow process of targeting, creating, and…
Descriptors: Social Media, Data Collection, Advertising, National Surveys
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Wutich, Amber; Brewis, Alexandra – Field Methods, 2019
Collecting data for cross-cultural research is time consuming and expensive. We report on techniques for efficient and effective cross-cultural data collection, drawn from 18 cross-cultural studies we conducted in 22 countries. We discuss research design, site selection and collaboration building, ethical review, cross-site protocol design, data…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Research Design
Zarate, Kary – ProQuest LLC, 2021
When a paraeducator accompanies students receiving special education support across settings, students are at increased risks of decreased engagement and interaction with certified teachers (Giangreco et al., 2001). When paraeducators are tasked with implementing, it is critical they be prepared to monitor students' progress accurately and…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Generalizability Theory, Data Collection, Paraprofessional School Personnel
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