1 Secondary data analysis: an introduction All data are the consequence of one person asking questions of someone else. (Jacob 1984: 43) This chapter introduces the field of secondary data analysis. It begins by considering what it is that we mean by secondary data analysis‚ before describing the type of data that might lend itself to secondary analysis and the ways in which the approach has developed as a research tool in social and educational research. The second part of the chapter considers
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material PRIMARY AND SECONDERY SOURCES OF LEGAL RESEARCH Because the law is so varied‚ there are many different resources available to help locate the law‚ each with a specific use and specific limitations. The major types of legal research resources are primary sources of law and secondary sources of law. Primary sources of law are the actual law itself — constitutions‚ statutes‚ administrative regulations‚ ordinances‚ and court opinions. Anything that creates the law is a primary source of law
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Response to Intervention This paper focuses on the Response to Intervention. As educators we are hearing RTI more frequently in the school districts than ever before. Many educators and state officials agree that all teachers should know and get to know the benefits and importance of RTI. The most crucial aspect to know is the RTI takes place into the regular childhood classroom; this is not something that just special education teachers need to know. This paper explains the purpose and a brief
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assessment. You must enter your own details prior to submission. STUDENT DETAILS ACAP Student ID: 220124 Name: Petrina O’Brien Course: B. App. Soc. Sci. (BASSIX) ASSESSMENT DETAILS Unit/Module: Secondary Socialisation Educator: Joni Harvey Assessment Name: Interpersonal Communication Assessment Number: 1 Term & Year: 1 - 2014 Word Count: 500 DECLARATION I declare that this assessment is my own work
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IMPORTANCE OF TERTIARY SECTOR WHAT IS TERTIARY SECTOR? The tertiary sector of the economy (also known as the service sector or the service industry) is one of the three economic sectors‚ the others being the secondary sector (approximately the same as manufacturing) and the primary sector (agriculture‚ fishing‚ and extraction such as mining). The service sector consists of the "soft" parts of the economy‚ i.e. activities where people offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity‚ performance
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Do Nursing Interventions Implemented in the Home Setting Have an Impact on Cancer Patients? Introduction Critical Appraisal is a means of which research data is evaluated and examined for the validity and quality of individual studies after the elimination of studies that do not contribute to determining current best evidence (Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy‚ & O’Grady‚ 2014). This evaluation can be used to eliminate studies that do not meet criteria for meta-analysis. Critical Appraisal is used
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INTRODUCTION: Nigeria‚ a nation endowed with natural‚ human and capital resources with a population of over 160 million people an estimated growth rate of 4.65 percent and covers 923.8 thousand square kilometers‚ about the size of California‚ Nevada and Arizona states in the United States‚ (Usman‚ 2007). Nigeria as a country‚ is the eight largest oil exporting country in the world and its oil reserves are estimated over 1000 trillion cubic feet (Usman‚ 2007). It is unfortunate that a country with
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and selection of subjects. It should draw definitive conclusions only with extreme caution. Given its fundamental nature‚ exploratory research often concludes that a perceived problem does not actually exist. Exploratory research often relies on secondary research such as reviewing available literature and/or data‚ or qualitative approaches such as informal discussions with consumers‚ employees‚ management or competitors‚ and more formal approaches through in-depth interviews‚focus groups‚ projective
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MANAGING CULTISM IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS BY SULAIMAN ABDULLAHI KARWAI‚ Ph.D‚ fmca‚ mnim‚ mimc‚ DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA. Abstract Importunate secret cult activities have created a culture of fear and turned many tertiary institutions into centres of violence‚ where Fear‚ anxiety and insecurity of lives and properties are the order of the day. These scenarios have resulted in poor learning‚ poor performance and low academic attainment. The objective
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Secondary Education A secondary school teacher at a public school must be licensed with a bachelor’s degree and by completing an approved teacher education program. Secondary school teachers at private schools do not need to be licensed but are required to have a bachelor’s degree to teach. For hard to fill positions‚ some states offer alternative licensing programs to secondary school teachers. Understanding a student’s needs‚ the ability to motivate them and communicate well‚ are important qualifications
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