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Spirituality And Sense Of Coherence In Muslim Students : A Mixed Methods Study, Mohamed A. Ali, Franco Zengaro, Sally A. Zengaro Jul 2018

Spirituality And Sense Of Coherence In Muslim Students : A Mixed Methods Study, Mohamed A. Ali, Franco Zengaro, Sally A. Zengaro

Journal of Research Initiatives

The purpose of this mixed methods research was to measure sense of coherence of convenient sample of college Muslim students in Tennessee and to investigate from their perspective, meaning attached to faith as a source of strength, motivation and courage. This research was framed in salutogenic model (sense of coherence). Two questions guided the research,1) to what degree do Muslim students indicate, through their education, age groups, place of birth, gender and marital status a sense of coherence? 2) Why and how is their faith important to them-when dealing with stressors- as sources of strength, meaning and courage to cope …


Mixed Data Analysis: Advanced Integration Techniques, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, John R. Slate, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen Mt Collins May 2016

Mixed Data Analysis: Advanced Integration Techniques, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, John R. Slate, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen Mt Collins

Nancy Leech

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Mixed Research Studies: A Mixed Methods Approach, Nancy L. Leech, Amy B. Dellinger, Kim B. Brannagan, Hideyuki Tanaka May 2016

Evaluating Mixed Research Studies: A Mixed Methods Approach, Nancy L. Leech, Amy B. Dellinger, Kim B. Brannagan, Hideyuki Tanaka

Nancy Leech

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate application of a new framework, the validation framework (VF), to assist researchers in evaluating mixed research studies. Based on an earlier work by Dellinger and Leech, a description of the VF is delineated. Using the VF, three studies from education, health care, and counseling fields are evaluated. The three mixed research studies differed in design and implementation. Elements of the VF were examined and evaluated for each study, and a picture of the quality of each study was captured textually. In presenting the VF and its potential for practical application in evaluating …


Mixed Research In Counseling: Trends In The Literature, Nancy L. Leech, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie May 2016

Mixed Research In Counseling: Trends In The Literature, Nancy L. Leech, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

Nancy Leech

No abstract provided.


Mixed Research In Gifted Education: A Mixed Research Investigation Of Trends In The Literature, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen M.T. Collins, Q. G. Jiao, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie May 2016

Mixed Research In Gifted Education: A Mixed Research Investigation Of Trends In The Literature, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen M.T. Collins, Q. G. Jiao, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

Nancy Leech

The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of mixed research techniques in empirical studies published in gifted education journals. During Phase 1, empirical full-text databases and relevant electronic bibliographic databases related to gifted education were searched during a time span of 10 to 18 years, resulting in the identification of 32 mixed research studies. During Phase 2, frequency data were compiled detailing the types of methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed) implemented in empirical studies published in three leading gifted education research journals covering the time span of 5 years. A sequential mixed analysis was conducted on Phase 2 …


Conducting Mixed Analyses: A General Typology, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, John R. Slate, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen Mt Collins May 2016

Conducting Mixed Analyses: A General Typology, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, John R. Slate, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen Mt Collins

Nancy Leech

In this article, we provide a typology of mixed analysis techniques, namely the Mixed Analysis Matrix, that helps researchers select a data analysis technique given the number of (a) data types collected (i.e. quantitative or qualitative; or quantitative and qualitative) and (b) analysis types used (i.e. quantitative or qualitative; or quantitative and qualitative)—yielding a 2 X 2 representation involving four cells that each contain specific analytical techniques, with two of these cells containing a total of 15 mixed analysis techniques. Furthermore, we describe the fundamental principle of mixed analysis, describe the steps in a mixed analysis, and delineate the rationale …


Challenges To Teaching Mixed Research Courses, Rebecca K. Frels, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen M.T. Collins May 2016

Challenges To Teaching Mixed Research Courses, Rebecca K. Frels, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen M.T. Collins

Nancy Leech

Across the United States, many faculty members are developing new mixed re-search courses. However, before embarking on teaching these courses, it would be helpful for instructors to be aware of the challenges faced by instructors and stu-dents in mixed research courses. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative-dominant mixed research study was to document these challenges. Participants were 11 in-structors of mixed research courses from institutions around the United States who were selected purposively via critical case sampling such that they represent-ed a diverse set of instructors. The following four themes emerged that represent-ed dimensions of challenges: Time, Diversity, Format/Life Situations, …


Doctoral Students’ Perceived Barriers That Slow The Progress Toward Completing A Doctoral Dissertation: A Mixed Analysis, Eunjin Hwang, Rachel N. Smith, Valerie Tharp Byers, Shirley H. Dickerson, Leah Mcalistar-Shields, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Cindy Benge Jun 2015

Doctoral Students’ Perceived Barriers That Slow The Progress Toward Completing A Doctoral Dissertation: A Mixed Analysis, Eunjin Hwang, Rachel N. Smith, Valerie Tharp Byers, Shirley H. Dickerson, Leah Mcalistar-Shields, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Cindy Benge

Librarian and Staff Publications

The non-completion of doctoral degrees has been a concern due to its economic, social, and personal consequences. In the current study, the researchers investigated perceived barriers of select doctoral students in completing their doctoral degrees by utilizing a fully mixed sequential mixed research design. The quantitative and qualitative data were concurrently collected using identical samples (n = 205) via a Reading Interest Survey questionnaire. A sequential mixed analysis revealed 6 emergent themes: external obligations (36%), challenges to doctoral-level researchers (34%), practical/logistical constraints (23%), emotional concerns (15%), program structure (9%), and support for completion (8%). Also, 3 meta-themes were identified (i.e., …


Una Propuesta Para El Diseño De La Producción Oral En Los Exámenes De Francés, Wilmer Andrés Arévalo Rubiano, Martha Patricia Gómez Pardo, Leydi Johana Gutiérrez López, Lina Rocío Pérez Niño Jan 2015

Una Propuesta Para El Diseño De La Producción Oral En Los Exámenes De Francés, Wilmer Andrés Arévalo Rubiano, Martha Patricia Gómez Pardo, Leydi Johana Gutiérrez López, Lina Rocío Pérez Niño

Licenciatura en Español y Lenguas Extranjeras

El presente trabajo de investigación da a conocer una propuesta para abordar el diseño de los exámenes del área de francés desde la descripción de la sección de producción oral. Estos exámenes corresponden a las primeras asignaturas del área de francés de la Licenciatura en Lengua Castellana, Inglés y Francés en el 2013: Introducción al francés, Lengua y comunicación francesa I Y II y Sociedad francófona I Y II. Para ello, desde una perspectiva mixta (investigación cuantitativa y cualitativa), se analizaron cuatro fuentes de información diferentes: encuesta aplicada a los estudiantes, corpus de syllabus y exámenes del año 2013 del …