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Development of a Survey Instrument to Measure TEFL Academics' Perceptions about, Individual and Workplace Characteristics for Conducting Research
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Bai, Li; Hudson, Peter; Millwater, Jan; Tones, Megan – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2013
A 30-item survey was devised to determine Chinese TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) academics' potential for conducting research. A five-part Likert scale was used to gather data from 182 academics on four factors: (1) perceptions on teaching-research nexus, (2) personal perspectives for conducting research, (3) predispositions for…
Descriptors: Productivity, Factor Analysis, Statistical Analysis, English (Second Language)
Post-16 Physics and Chemistry Uptake: Combining Large-Scale Secondary Analysis with In-Depth Qualitative Methods
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Hampden-Thompson, Gillian; Lubben, Fred; Bennett, Judith – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2011
Quantitative secondary analysis of large-scale data can be combined with in-depth qualitative methods. In this paper, we discuss the role of this combined methods approach in examining the uptake of physics and chemistry in post compulsory schooling for students in England. The secondary data analysis of the National Pupil Database (NPD) served…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Physics, Chemistry, Measures (Individuals)