Book Review: Real World Research. A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioner-Researchers

Cracknell, Elizabeth

doi:10.1177/030802269405700417

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“…One of the main limitations and subsequently a recommendation arising from this research would be the relatively low responses rate to the questionnaire. Given the 29.3% return this is below the levels suggested by Robson (2002), despite implementing the recommendations from Edwards et al (2002). Acknowledging the level of responses, the findings do provide a basis for further work which can be undertaken with a wider range of participants.…”

Section: Limitations Of the Researchmentioning

confidence: 72%

The perception and implementation of sustainable Leadership strategies in further education colleges

Lambert

2012

Journal of Leadership Education

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Sustainable leadership as a concept is both in its infancy and also under researched, with much of the previous work in the area concentrating solely on the compulsory sector. Lambert (2011) argues that existing models are not entirely appropriate for further education due to the landscape in which colleges operate. This paper presents the findings of empirical work which sought the views of principals of general further education colleges (equivalent to United States Community Colleges) in the south east of England and London, UK, as to whether they are in agreement with the component aspects of the framework of sustainable leadership for further education colleges suggested by Lambert (2011).

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Section: Limitations Of the Researchmentioning

confidence: 72%

The perception and implementation of sustainable Leadership strategies in further education colleges

Lambert

2012

Journal of Leadership Education

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“…The Deputy Director in charge of higher institutions was purposely selected for the interview. This sampling procedure was purposive because it was based on a personal judgment about specific needs that were typical to the study [50].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Professional Development on the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of the Mathematics Teacher

Adams¹,

Asemnor²,

Nkansah³

et al. 2023

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Aim: The study Sought to explore the impact of professional development on the pedagogical content knowledge of the mathematics teacher in Ghana. Study Design: The study used a case study research design. Methodology: Three research instruments, namely; documents, interview and semi-structured open-ended questionnaires was used for the study. Twelve (12) teachers were sampled from a teacher population of forty-eight (48) mathematics teachers from nine (9) government assisted Senior High Schools in the Keta Municipality to respond to the questionnaire, while a Deputy Director of Education was interviewed to gather qualitative data for analysis. Results: This research study identified that professional development had positive impacts on the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of mathematics teachers. These findings imply that, professional development for teachers is important to ensure effective teaching for improved performance of students in mathematics. Conclusions: Teachers were of the view that they should be included in the planning process of the professional development programmes, realistic duration for the programmes, they also suggested teacher motivation for participation, called for consistency in the organization of the programmes, follow-up programmes and also provision of adequate learning materials.

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“…Mixed method (Robson, 2011) study combining online questionnaire and interview was conducted between February and March in 2022. An online questionnaire (Table 1) was sent to 100 potential end users (current and previous UK homeowners) in order to understand why there are so few homes with solar panels installed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Accessible Solar Energy Technology for Domestic Applications in the Uk: Edge Solar

Heaton¹,

Sung

Isherwood

2023

Proc. Des. Soc.

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Renewable energy is increasingly used and promoted. In the UK, for example, large scale renewable energy farms have been used to supply electricity with great effect. Given the large number of homes, there is considerable impact to be made by small scale residential renewable energy systems. Despite solar panels being the most common form of residential renewable energy technology, only 4% of buildings in the UK support solar technology of any kind. For direct electricity generation, silicon-based photovoltaic (PV) arrays are the most utilised, and when used in a residential setting, they are typically mounted on the sloped roofs. This is where the problem lies. The technology comes with a high cost, and there is further financial burden of installation and maintenance, making solar energy inaccessible for many UK homeowners. This paper presents a research and design innovation project to make PV technology more accessible in the UK. Edge Solar, the innovative, affordable, new PV system concept for UK homes may become a promising solution to significantly improve the accessibility to the PV technology and renewable energy at the household level in the UK and beyond with further development and commercialisation.

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Book Review: Real World Research. A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioner-Researchers

Cited by 25 publications

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The perception and implementation of sustainable Leadership strategies in further education colleges

The perception and implementation of sustainable Leadership strategies in further education colleges

The Impact of Professional Development on the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of the Mathematics Teacher

Accessible Solar Energy Technology for Domestic Applications in the Uk: Edge Solar

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