TY  - JOUR
A1  - Civitillo, Sauro
A1  - Denessen, Eddie
A1  - Molenaar, Inge
T1  - HOW TO SEE THE CLASSROOM THROUGH THE EYES OF A TEACHER: CONSISTENCY BETWEEN PERCEPTIONS ON DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENTIATION PRACTICES
JF  - Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
N2  - Nowadays, teachers must deal, as never before, with diversity in classrooms. Differentiation practices help teachers to address this diversity in an inclusive setting. However, teachers’ perceptions about classroom heterogeneity are fundamental to examine whether they are competent to screen their pupils’ needs. The present study used a qualitative research design in order to understand how four teachers who teach the same classroom of a secondary school recognise and address those diverse educational needs within a classroom. Results showed a distinct view of students’ diversity within a classroom. Moreover, differentiation strategies to respond to this perceived diversity were only partially used.
KW  - qualitative research
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.12190
SN  - 1471-3802
VL  - 16
SP  - 587
EP  - 591
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Seyfried, Markus
A1  - Reith, Florian
T1  - Mixed methods for research into higher education
BT  - Solving the problem of institutionalized introspection?
JF  - Theory and method in higher education research
N2  - Mixed methods approaches have become increasingly relevant in social sciences research over the last few decades. Nevertheless, we show that these approaches have rarely been explicitly applied in higher education research. This is somewhat surprising because mixed methods and empirical research into higher education seem to be a perfect match for several reasons: (1) the role of the researcher, which is associated with strong intersections between the research subject and the research object; (2) the research process, which relies on concepts and theories that are borrowed from other research fields; and (3) the research object, which exhibits unclear techniques in teaching and learning, making it difficult to grasp causalities between input and results. Mixed methods approaches provide a suitable methodology to research such topics. Beyond this, potential future developments underlining the particular relevance of mixed methods approaches in higher education are discussed.
KW  - Mixed methods
KW  - methodology
KW  - empirical research
KW  - higher education
KW  - qualitative research
KW  - quantitative research
Y1  - 2019
SN  - 978-1-83867-841-8
SN  - 978-1-83867-842-5
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2056-375220190000005008
SN  - 2056-3752
VL  - 5
SP  - 111
EP  - 127
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
CY  - Bingley
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Thier, Anne
A1  - Holmberg, Christine
T1  - The patients’ view
BT  - age-related macular degeneration and its effects : a meta-synthesis
JF  - Disability and rehabilitation : an international, multidisciplinary journal
N2  - Aim:The aim of this meta-synthesis is to find out what it means for patients with age-related macular degeneration to live with visual impairment, how they cope with the illness and how they experience their medical care, including vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor therapy. Method:Inclusion criteria: qualitative studies exploring patients' experiences with age-related macular degeneration in their daily lives and with medical care, published in journals in English or German. The included studies were analysed following the rules and principles of grounded theory. Results:For the analysis, twenty-four articles matching the inclusion criteria were identified. Three main analytic themes emerged from the included studies: (i) a life shaped by losses; (ii) the burden of medical treatment; and (iii) coping with vision loss. For patients, visual impairment/vision loss means living with multiple losses in various domains of life. With the introduction of vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor therapy, patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration have a good chance of slowing down the disease progression; therapy does, however, also represent a major burden. Conclusion:New strategies need to be conceived to reduce the burden of medical treatment and to improve the dissemination of information about age-related macular degeneration.
KW  - Age-related macular degeneration
KW  - visual impairment
KW  - vascular
KW  - endothelial growth factor inhibitor therapy
KW  - patients' experiences
KW  - meta-synthesis
KW  - qualitative research
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1775901
SN  - 0963-8288
SN  - 1464-5165
VL  - 44
IS  - 5
SP  - 661
EP  - 671
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Abingdon
ER  -