Ward (1994) using interview methods in a qualitative case-study design‚ examined the special leadership practices of three elementary school principals while implementing the special education programs. The three principals‚ 2 to 3 of their regular education teachers and the entire special education staff were interviewed by the researcher and the field notes were also used the to complement the interview data. It was found that the principals had three types of leadership actions and beliefs. They
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International Management Review Vol. 3 No. 2 2007 Accounting Information Qualitative Characteristics Gap: Evidence from Jordan Ahmad N. Obaidat Tafila Technical University‚ Tafila‚ Jordan [Abstract] The general objective of financial reporting is to provide useful information to present and potential investors‚ creditors‚ and others to help them make investment‚ credit‚ and other decisions. The purpose of this paper is to find out whether there is an existing gap concerning the importance
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The purpose of this qualitative study conducted by Heintze et al. (2001) was to examine the concepts regarding the management of obesity in future. Invitation letters were sent to 70 primary care physicians to participate in the study and 15 physicians agreed to participate in the study. Among the overweight and obese patients attended the clinics a total of 123 patients agreed to take part in the study. The patients were provided a questionnaire about the perception of obesity. The process of theoretical
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Qualitative Sociology‚ Vol. 24‚ No. 3‚ 2001 Analyzing Interview Data: The Development and Evolution of a Coding System Cynthia Weston‚1 Terry Gandell‚ Jacinthe Beauchamp‚ Lynn McAlpine‚ Carol Wiseman‚ and Cathy Beauchamp This paper describes the process used by a research team to develop a coding system for analyzing data from interview transcripts and situates the process within approaches to qualitative analysis. Successive versions of the coding scheme illustrate its development over several
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The Meaning of Qualitative Research an Understanding of It Eric Oliver Flores MGMT801 Research and Writing I Maureen Clemmons October 15‚ 2011 Colorado Technical University Abstract In this paper an accepted and cultured common agreement and understanding of what Qualitative Research does really means‚ as it is understood will be presented. Through reflections of the material there’s a need to seek and review established definitions and in doing so there’s a possibility to arrive at
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Nashville‚ Tennessee to Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ two highly respected colleges sit at the corner of academic excellence and social experience. Both universities provide the opportunity for success for anyone who attends. The choice between Vanderbilt University and Emory University is an extremely difficult one. Based on my research‚ Vanderbilt University and Emory University are both acceptable options of schools to consider because of their excellent major options‚ rigorous academics‚ and a strong social aspect
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Qualitative and Quantitative Problem Statements Amanda Weber University of Phoenix Qualitative and Quantitative Problem Statements Studies are published to solve a problem in a unique and clever way. Studies manifest from a problem statement. The problem statement is one of the most important aspects of the dissertation. The problem statement illustrates the paradigm and the methods. This paper will disclose one qualitative problem statement and one quantitative problem statement as they relate
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designing a qualitative study. This discussion does not replace the many excellent‚ detailed references on data collection (we refer to several at the end of this chapter). Its purpose is to guide the proposal writer in stipulating the methods of choice for his study and in describing for the reader how the data will inform his research questions. How the researcher plans to use these methods‚ however‚ depends on several considerations. Chapter 1 presents an introductory discussion of qualitative methodological
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Application 1 Assignment Denise Brown Walden University Application 1 Assignment Qualitative method is one of three methods of conducting research. According to Creswell (2009). Creswell (2009) additionally shares collecting data to analyze and interpret behavior is significantly different from quantitative method due to purposeful sampling. In this process open-ended data is observed unlike the traditional process in quantitative method. Qualitative method is more of hands on inquiry going directly
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Tessa Landauer Chemistry 0340 Qualitative Analysis Shaopeng Zhang January 26‚ 2015 I submit this laboratory report as an original document. I assert that all ideas and discussion of data contained herein is my own work unless otherwise referenced. Tessa Landauer Abstract The goal of the experiment was to isolate and purify the unknown D liquid and solid by using its acidic and basic characteristics in a chemically active extraction then to identify the unknowns by analyzing the physical properties
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