Sentences with phrase «qualitative studies offer»

Although that's a tiny sample, Nielsen argues that small, qualitative studies offer more insight than bigger studies focused on metrics.

Not exact matches

By studying the operations of their models and the concrete systems they represent, both men suggest they can offer an understanding of the qualitative aspects of reality without compromising on the empirical character of the reality being symbolized by their models, and this, largely because of the immersion of their models in the empirical structures.

This qualitative study of some of the highest - performing charter schools in California offers new insights into the best ways to serve students with disabilities in all schools, in particular the benefits of inclusive education.

The study has generated large sets of qualitative and quantitative student outcome data that offer rich opportunities to estimate the impact of POS on key indicators of student success.

Another small, qualitative study involved interviews with nine caseworkers and several child welfare administrators working in three different public child welfare agencies in the Washington D.C. region.18 Although the small number of participants and the regional focus of this research limit our ability to generalize about these findings, they do offer some insights into the reunification decision - making process.

A qualitative study of pregnant Indigenous women in Perth found that women commonly referred to smoking as normal, a stress release, a low health priority and a social experience, and commented that it was difficult to quit because they were surrounded by smoking from their family and household members.11 In the social context of high smoking rates and large numbers of adults per household, smoking may offer an opportunity to alleviate stress, acting as a social lubricant in «time - out, yarning, and sharing with others».11 This provides a critical target for intervention in antenatal smoking; in order to help women to quit, it seems that consideration of and involvement with the social context in which women live are essential.

Parents who have attended one of the many programmes on offer in Oxford and have found them helpful, as qualitative studies suggest they do, 11 are likely to have recommended the programmes to others and generated further interest.