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appropriateness of any instrument” counselors utilize, while also being able to communicate all of those things to parents and students (Dollarhide & Saginak, 2017, p. 147). Therefore, when school counselors use various assessments such as surveys, focus groups, interviews, and personal observations, they should be able to use each of them to pull data that is relevant to the needs of students and in line with the overall mission of the school. Surveys. One of the most cost effective and…

The focus interview questions were reviewed by outside researchers for validity to decrease the amount of bias that may have come from the researcher. The researcher contacted the potential participants and made them aware of the purpose of the study, and ensured…

method 1: focus groups $10,000 Selected data collection method 2: one-on-one interviews in person or by telephone $5,000 Selected data collection method 3: use of questionnaires and other tools by staff to record data about enterprise activities $3,000 Total costs $18,000  Your recommended options for collecting and analysing the data, including a consideration of the costs of data collection against the budget. Data collection methods Costs Budget Selected data collection method 1: focus…

Dissertation Review for Female Senior Student Affairs Officers and Pathways to Success Purpose and General Rationale In the dissertation defended by Yettieve Marquez, “Female senior student affairs officers at four-year public institutions: Pathways to advancement,” Marquez discusses gender and leadership disparities in senior student affairs officers (SSAO). The author discovers that females are earning every degree type at a higher rate than their male counterparts, but more women are in entry…

for this exploratory study were collected in a rural southeast Texas community by employing individual interviews and focus groups. In-depth individual interviews were conducted with the key informants of the school district: the superintendent, the food service director, the physical educator director, and four school principals (representative of each school level). Eleven focus groups were held with parents, schoolteachers, and interest groups related to childhood obesity, including school…

Strategy and criteria for measuring recent changes in health and social care. Measurement is critical part of testing and implementing changes, measure tell a team whether the changes they are making lead to improvement. This should not be confused with measurement. Changes do not lead to improvement, but all improvement require change. The ability to develop, test and implement changes is essential for any individual, group or organisation that wants improve continuously. Regulatory bodies…

at the center of education. After all, it is the student who goes to class each day, applies the coursework to his or her life, and learns how to become an active member of society through education. Thus, it only makes sense that education should focus on the student’s needs rather than focusing primarily on the excellence of the curriculum. By no means does this mean that the education should not promote excellence. Instead, the needs of the student should be balanced with the excellence of…

within the framework of American society (p. 31). I made a connection between this theory and Harding’s study because she was trying to find out how a White teacher was successful with students from other races. I don’t believe she was trying to focus on discrimination, ,like mentioned in CRT’s first goal, but Harding does recognize that race is a social construct (p.…

Focus Point Two (Possibility of Aliens) Throughout the years there has been much debate on whether or not aliens exist. One of the main things associated with aliens are flying saucers. Some depict the saucers as zooming around the sky at tremendous speeds and performing maneuvers that would be impossible for earthly craft (Nardo 10). “ Before long, citizens in Roswell spotted something in the skies that they could not explain.” (McCaffrey 7). Although people could not explain what they saw,…

Application/Interpretation The focus group questions were chosen based on a specific target audience, first year to 18 year educators. A close ended survey was also conducted via surveymonkey.com focusing on parent opinions. In both research methods we decided to keep the questions simple. We will begin with the group survey results, followed by our focus group questions and interpretation. Survey Group Questions/Responses 1. Name, what grades are your kids in? a. The majority of the kids were…