Report on the 7th Observation Field Trip: Thinking LCA Through Manufacturing Site Observation Field Trips

In the field: notes on observation in qualitative research.

BACKGROUND Observation is used in research in two ways - structured and unstructured. Which of these methods to choose depends on the research question but will be defined predominantly by the paradigm underlying each study. Positivistic research generally uses structured observation and interpretist/naturalistic paradigms use unstructured observation. This paper is concerned with unstructured ...

the effect of classroom observation on eflteachers skills ans students outcomes

abstract the following study, in the first place, attempted to examine the effect of less experienced teachers participation in experienced teachers classes on their own skills and teaching methodology, in the second place, attempted to find out the role of teachers training in students achievements. for this purpose, 21 efl teachers were selected according to available sampling in kish l...

Collecting Data on Field Trips - RAFT Approach

The ability to relate abstract knowledge to real-world experiences is indispensable in the modern society. Therefore the construction of knowledge from real-world contexts is a major issue of education. This issue is not supported by the current learning management systems. In the RAFT project we develop a system to support remote accessible field trips. One of its applications, the mobile coll...

Expanding Requirements Through Observation: An Experience Report

In this paper, we describe our use of ethnographic techniques for identifying requirements for a web-based system for automatic updates and data exchange in a financial investment company. During a six-month long internship, we observed stakeholders in their daily work, helped them use the system, and discussed the results of our observations with them. This helped us to define a more complete ...

Field trip success.