Applying a collective case study approach, the authors examined institutions (N = 10) having increased their commitment to Division I athletics within the last 10 years. increasing commitment, specifically examining the role of organizational status, former performance, and side-bets in commitment escalation. Using escalation of commitment theory as a framework, the authors explored social and structural determinants of. Consequently, it is believed that such behavior is the result of more intangible motivations by university decision makers. By booking you are consenting for your UWE student email address to be shared with the external course facilitator for the purposes of distribution of course materials.Amid evidence of limited financial benefit, universities in the United States continue increasing their commit- ment to the NCAA’s highest level of competition.If you book then miss any of the sessions without good reason, then in line with our cancellation policy your School will be charged for the place. Due to the high demand for and cost of providing this training, please only book if you're certain you can commit to attend all three sessions.Please note that all the places on this workshop are strictly reserved for UWE PhD, Professional Doctorate, DPhil or MPhil students.īefore booking, please note the following: The workshop draws on the principles of two text books co-authored by Christina Silver: Using software in qualitative research: a step-by-step guide (Sage Publications, 2nd edition 2014) and Qualitative analysis using NVivo: the Five-Level QDA method (Routledge, 2017), both of which are available as e-books from the UWE library.įor more information about NVivo see the NVivo review available from the CAQDAS Networking Project and visit the NVivo website.

This workshop is facilitated online by Dr Christina Silver or Dr Sarah Bulloch (University of Surrey and QDA Services) both experienced researchers and users of various computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software packages.

Using a combination of demonstration, discussion, and hands-on practice, you will use both sample data and have the opportunity to work with your own data to learn how to get the best from it. This online workshop will introduce you to the principles, functionality, and application of NVivo in the context of real-life qualitative research projects, illustrating how it can be used throughout the research process from research design and literature review, through data analysis, visualisation and write-up. This event is fully booked – register now to be added to the waiting list.

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