Sentences with phrase «staff in research methodologies»

Train students and staff in research methodologies and strategies, and in the use of various databases and information resources

Not exact matches

Methodology: the research had two main components: an interview, survey and observation based study of senior managers in public and private sector corrections; and a mainly ethnographic and survey - based study of four matched public and private sector prisons and three additional establishments involving observations of and interviews with prisoners and staff, and the administration of quality of life surveys to both groups.

These components included measurable goals, staff support, research - based methodology, external assistance, parent and community involvement in the reform process, staff development, staff and resources coordination, evaluation, and an overall emphasis on a comprehensive support.

In addition, City librarians double as instructors for research methodology and members of the City TV staff will serve as consultants for ℮ ³'s digital media studio.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

Episode 1: DEFINING GAMBIT RESEARCH is a discussion amongst the GAMBIT Staff as to the nature of GAMBIT's particular methodology in regards to video games and the state of game studies as practiced here and elsewhere.

PCIC welcomes Dr. Alex Cannon who has joined PCIC as a Research Climatologist to work alongside the consortium's scientific and technical staff in the development of new tools and methodology for predicting climate extremes on seasonal and decadal time scales.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS • Created a list of 3800 properties for sale in Black Hawk and converted 920 into sales opportunities • Sold a property that was in the market for 15 years without any prospect of selling due to it being wrongfully labeled as «haunted» • Streamlined internal research processes by training staff members in various research methodologies including Internet search • Implemented a system that automatically compared properties with similar listings to determine fair market price

In the course of the interviews, culturally meaningful and important categories are meant to emerge so that an appropriate idiom or dialogue is developed.49 This approach generally requires a social scientist on the team who has a first hand understanding of the qualitative research methodology involved, as well as staff with a first hand understanding of the communities to understand the group's recent history and cultural context, and be able to correctly evaluate what norms and values underlie a particular person's expressed opinion or action.50