Monthly Archives: July 2020

Choosing research methods

What looks to be challenging for you about locating and applying a new research method? My initial challenge was to identify potential methods, define what they are and how they should be used.  Then I can determine what looks interesting … Continue reading

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Soft Systems and Instructional Design for Technical Training

Soft systems methodology (SSM) could easily be used in education as a means to identify learning gaps and make recommendations to fill those gaps.  This is associated with the seven steps to SSM that Zhong (2007) discussed: Identify the problem … Continue reading

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Critical Theory

What is the critical theory? A form of social criticism that evaluates society as it relates to individual life, community, and culture.  More importantly it evaluates the social structures in place and how they affect specific groups.  As this applies … Continue reading

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