Research Methods for Graduate Business and Social Science Students

Adams, John; Khan, Hafiz T. A.; Raeside, Robert; White, David C.

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“…This disadvantage is not insurmountable unless and until time displacement effects can offset or compound the changes introduced when an independent variable is manipulated. In such instances, theorists typically propose the idea of a control group as the solution (Lewin & Somekh, 2011;Adams et al, 2011;Tajfel & Fraser, 1986). However, the creation of a control group is not always practicable.…”

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“…Textbook authors are typically unclear about this point, with disparate recommendations offered for drawing a conclusion (e.g. Adams et al, 2011;Cousineau, 2009;Mason et al, 1999;Gravetter & Wallnau, 1995;Wright, 1997;Baillargeon, 2012;Salkind, 2011). In fact, scholars are inclined to offer one of either two antithetical ways of addressing this missing parameter and its associated missing sampling distribution.…”

Section: Three Research Designs Necessitating a Two-mean Comparison: mentioning

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'Parallel Universe' or 'Proven Future'? The Language of Dependent Means t-Test Interpretations

Gould

Joullié

2017

J. Mod. App. Stat. Meth.

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Of the three kinds of two-mean comparisons which judge a test statistic against a critical value taken from a Student t-distribution, one -the repeated measures or dependent-means application -is distinctive because it is meant to assess the value of a parameter which is not part of the natural order. This absence forces a choice between two interpretations of a significant test result and the meaning of the test hypothesis. The parallel universe view advances a conditional, backward-looking conclusion. The more practical proven future interpretation is a non-conditional proposition about what will happen if an intervention is (now) applied to each population element. Proven future conclusions are subject to the corrupting influence of time-displacement, which include the effects of learning, development, and history. These two interpretations are explored, and a proposal for new conceptual categories and nomenclature is given to distinguish them, applicable to other repeated measures procedures derived from the general linear model including ANOVA.

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Section: Three Research Designs Necessitating a Two-mean Comparison: mentioning

confidence: 99%

'Parallel Universe' or 'Proven Future'? The Language of Dependent Means t-Test Interpretations

Gould

Joullié

2017

J. Mod. App. Stat. Meth.

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“…This examination was a subjective report as a contextual investigation plan. Adams et al (2007) described that the purpose of qualitative research is to depict the phenomena and not to be particularly concerned with the arrangement of why something happens. It implies that there is no intercession from the investigations, hence the occasions being noticed are in the original circumstance (Bogdan & Biklen, 1997).…”

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The vocational English teachers� personal competence and its implication on teaching and learning process

Wicaksono

Petrus

Mirizon

2021

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Personal competence is one of the four main competencies that teachers in Indonesia must possess. However, the literature has been still limited on the teacher's personal competence in the EFL context. Therefore, the present study aims to discover the application of vocational English teachers� personal competence and its implication on the teaching and learning process. To achieve the purpose of this study, a qualitative approach in a form of case study was employed. Two teachers of English consisting of one male and one female teacher participated in this study and shared their stories about the application of their personal competence at the school. A semi-structured interview became the instrument to obtain the data. The findings of this investigation indicated that the personal competence of EFL teachers was revealed from teachers� obedience towards regulation, the application of their religious values, the way they treat their students, the honesty and model they demonstrated, the teachers� maturity, wiseness, and assertiveness, the teachers� work ethic, the teachers� confidence in carrying out their duties and the pride towards their profession. The study also discussed how the teachers� personal competence might affect the teaching and learning process.�

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“…From the larger number of students such as 100 000 graduating every year from different higher institutions in South Africa, very few percentages of graduates who got jobs after graduating which constituted of about sixteen percent. Thirty four percent of graduates are willing to take the jobs that they are offered (Altbeker & Strome, 2013;Adams, Khan, Raeside & White, 2007).…”

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Perspectives on employers’ expectations on tertiary education graduates’ employability skills in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Obioha

Sotshangane

2022

IJRBS

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Given that undergraduates, graduates and tertiary institutions of higher learning are uncertain Given that undergraduates, graduates, and tertiary institutions of higher learning are uncertain regarding the expectations of employers in the work organizations on the skill that graduates possess, the study presented in this paper attempts to provide some meaningful clues in that directions. The study followed a research question that interrogates what employability skills employers expect graduates to possess for an entry-level job. Designed as a descriptive study, a quantitative research approach was chosen, where the survey method of data collection was employed through a closed-ended structured questionnaire. The study targeted employers (managers) of public and private work organizations in the health and education sectors in a South African town Mthatha, from where a sample of 41 participants (representing organizations) was drawn. The study employed a stratified random sampling in selecting the participants, which ensured that the principle of selecting representatives of the target population was met. Data collected from the participants were analyzed by the use of selected descriptive tools. The analyzed data revealed that all employers expect graduates to possess all the 13 skill areas that employees require to function in the workplace. Surprisingly, the employers mostly expect least from the young graduates in terms of quantitative skills and leadership capabilities. While this finding corroborates what exists in the literature, it provides a new dimension with regard to priority skills needed by employers in the South African labor market. The study, therefore, recommends that the work organizations and higher institutions of learning should form a partnership and a close relationship so that they can assist one another in building the employability skills of graduates.

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Research Methods for Graduate Business and Social Science Students

Cited by 174 publications

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'Parallel Universe' or 'Proven Future'? The Language of Dependent Means t-Test Interpretations

'Parallel Universe' or 'Proven Future'? The Language of Dependent Means t-Test Interpretations

The vocational English teachers� personal competence and its implication on teaching and learning process

Perspectives on employers’ expectations on tertiary education graduates’ employability skills in Eastern Cape, South Africa

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