{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2604573018","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2017.1306570","title":"Using an iterative mixed-methods research design to investigate schools facing exceptionally challenging circumstances within Trinidad and Tobago","display_name":"Using an iterative mixed-methods research design to investigate schools facing exceptionally challenging circumstances within Trinidad and Tobago","publication_year":2017,"publication_date":"2017-04-03","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2604573018","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2017.1306570","mag":"2604573018"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1080/09243453.2017.1306570","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2017.1306570","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2017.1306570","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S186751577","display_name":"School Effectiveness and School Improvement","issn_l":"0924-3453","issn":["0924-3453","1744-5124"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-2","ki-jl-2","norway-2","poland-140","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"School Effectiveness and School Improvement","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5081527111","display_name":"Jerome De Lisle","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5194-4306","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5194-4306"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210088717","display_name":"University of the West Indies","ror":"https://ror.org/003kgv736","country_code":"TT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I137799390","https://openalex.org/I4210088717"]}],"countries":["TT"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Jerome De Lisle","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5194-4306","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210088717"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5022523281","display_name":"Krishna Seunarinesingh","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1055-9962","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1055-9962"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210088717","display_name":"University of the West Indies","ror":"https://ror.org/003kgv736","country_code":"TT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I137799390","https://openalex.org/I4210088717"]}],"countries":["TT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Krishna Seunarinesingh","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210088717"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005066091","display_name":"Rhoda Mohammed","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Rhoda Mohammed","raw_affiliation_strings":["Division of Educational Research and Evaluation, Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Division of Educational Research and Evaluation, Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5048837870","display_name":"Rinnelle Lee-Piggott","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210088717","display_name":"University of the West Indies","ror":"https://ror.org/003kgv736","country_code":"TT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I137799390","https://openalex.org/I4210088717"]}],"countries":["TT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Rinnelle Lee-Piggott","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210088717"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5081527111"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210088717"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":6.1552,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":16,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.96182401,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":93,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"28","issue":"3","first_page":"406","last_page":"442"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13405","display_name":"Educational Assessment and Improvement","score":0.6431000232696533,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1802","display_name":"Information Systems and Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13405","display_name":"Educational Assessment and Improvement","score":0.6431000232696533,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1802","display_name":"Information Systems and Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13884","display_name":"Educational Leadership and Practices","score":0.12449999898672104,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10561","display_name":"Educational Research and Methods","score":0.08389999717473984,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/school-turnaround","display_name":"school turnaround","score":0.7120000123977661},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/school-leadership","display_name":"school leadership","score":0.734000027179718},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/place-based-approach","display_name":"place-based approach","score":0.7889999747276306},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/stakeholder-support","display_name":"stakeholder support","score":0.8769999742507935},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/education-practice","display_name":"education practice","score":0.597000002861023}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779343474","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3109175","display_name":"Context (archaeology)","level":2,"score":0.6425553560256958},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780801425","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5164392","display_name":"Construct (python library)","level":2,"score":0.6298195123672485},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C70587473","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7834111","display_name":"Transformative learning","level":2,"score":0.5927276015281677},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C156393514","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6934800","display_name":"Multimethodology","level":2,"score":0.5592454075813293},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201305675","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852998","display_name":"Stakeholder","level":2,"score":0.5455436706542969},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778755073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10858537","display_name":"Scale (ratio)","level":2,"score":0.4687405228614807},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.4552234411239624},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C28719098","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44946","display_name":"Point (geometry)","level":2,"score":0.4227278232574463},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C539667460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2414942","display_name":"Management science","level":1,"score":0.33764854073524475},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39549134","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133080","display_name":"Public relations","level":1,"score":0.3156156539916992},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.2968246340751648},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.287023663520813},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.1699628233909607},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C205649164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071","display_name":"Geography","level":0,"score":0.16420194506645203},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.15284493565559387},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C58640448","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42515","display_name":"Cartography","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166957645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23498","display_name":"Archaeology","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1080/09243453.2017.1306570","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2017.1306570","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2017.1306570","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S186751577","display_name":"School Effectiveness and School Improvement","issn_l":"0924-3453","issn":["0924-3453","1744-5124"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-2","ki-jl-2","norway-2","poland-140","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"School Effectiveness and School Improvement","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","display_name":"Quality education","score":0.975600004196167}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320311420","display_name":"University of the West Indies","ror":"https://ror.org/01t20sn94"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":97,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W38161676","https://openalex.org/W49650838","https://openalex.org/W71417962","https://openalex.org/W81685006","https://openalex.org/W150993597","https://openalex.org/W151163446","https://openalex.org/W221137794","https://openalex.org/W377384883","https://openalex.org/W408196397","https://openalex.org/W590588798","https://openalex.org/W626695971","https://openalex.org/W637015781","https://openalex.org/W1271204210","https://openalex.org/W1485620789","https://openalex.org/W1501530229","https://openalex.org/W1505866094","https://openalex.org/W1511060958","https://openalex.org/W1513068959","https://openalex.org/W1513456519","https://openalex.org/W1525778942","https://openalex.org/W1527311855","https://openalex.org/W1534612420","https://openalex.org/W1540808441","https://openalex.org/W1544323828","https://openalex.org/W1566718566","https://openalex.org/W1588952806","https://openalex.org/W1773721924","https://openalex.org/W1803273808","https://openalex.org/W1964054677","https://openalex.org/W1964923157","https://openalex.org/W1967480547","https://openalex.org/W1986592944","https://openalex.org/W1994955734","https://openalex.org/W1996950623","https://openalex.org/W2004184632","https://openalex.org/W2006479099","https://openalex.org/W2008336234","https://openalex.org/W2008585658","https://openalex.org/W2016553096","https://openalex.org/W2016803913","https://openalex.org/W2020039201","https://openalex.org/W2020778846","https://openalex.org/W2021075848","https://openalex.org/W2021224774","https://openalex.org/W2021324731","https://openalex.org/W2027025025","https://openalex.org/W2037302630","https://openalex.org/W2046218679","https://openalex.org/W2047327548","https://openalex.org/W2047447700","https://openalex.org/W2067114001","https://openalex.org/W2074752304","https://openalex.org/W2075124210","https://openalex.org/W2083753048","https://openalex.org/W2094991811","https://openalex.org/W2103356507","https://openalex.org/W2107045528","https://openalex.org/W2110301011","https://openalex.org/W2111829807","https://openalex.org/W2112776712","https://openalex.org/W2113984598","https://openalex.org/W2117922036","https://openalex.org/W2120101046","https://openalex.org/W2122956520","https://openalex.org/W2124743631","https://openalex.org/W2125713356","https://openalex.org/W2130911785","https://openalex.org/W2135818372","https://openalex.org/W2137265810","https://openalex.org/W2144422434","https://openalex.org/W2153429133","https://openalex.org/W2153627070","https://openalex.org/W2155820205","https://openalex.org/W2157468107","https://openalex.org/W2158321564","https://openalex.org/W2158479269","https://openalex.org/W2165121218","https://openalex.org/W2165249494","https://openalex.org/W2167290983","https://openalex.org/W2167771769","https://openalex.org/W2169243151","https://openalex.org/W2170613241","https://openalex.org/W2171380100","https://openalex.org/W2183733379","https://openalex.org/W2204625494","https://openalex.org/W2249135659","https://openalex.org/W2306700778","https://openalex.org/W2329549234","https://openalex.org/W2480533574","https://openalex.org/W2487895433","https://openalex.org/W2770634277","https://openalex.org/W2901112909","https://openalex.org/W4234770185","https://openalex.org/W4241696032","https://openalex.org/W4242898335","https://openalex.org/W4254570409","https://openalex.org/W4281564584"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W3116741739","https://openalex.org/W110416923","https://openalex.org/W7132842042","https://openalex.org/W812959283","https://openalex.org/W2920320979","https://openalex.org/W7034310312","https://openalex.org/W2156556230","https://openalex.org/W2154659095","https://openalex.org/W2991903281","https://openalex.org/W1554736207"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"In":[0],"this":[1,110,132],"study,":[2],"methodology":[3],"and":[4,24,55,78,101,105,140],"theory":[5,84],"were":[6,50,99],"linked":[7,41],"to":[8,53,81,91],"explicate":[9],"the":[10,58,71,92,124],"nature":[11],"of":[12,37,75,95,117],"education":[13],"practice":[14],"within":[15],"schools":[16],"facing":[17],"exceptionally":[18],"challenging":[19],"circumstances":[20],"(SFECC)":[21],"in":[22,109,131],"Trinidad":[23],"Tobago.":[25],"The":[26,87],"research":[27,34],"design":[28],"was":[29,61],"an":[30,64],"iterative":[31],"quan>QUAL-quan>qual":[32],"multi-method":[33],"programme,":[35],"consisting":[36],"3":[38,79],"independent":[39],"projects":[40],"together":[42],"by":[43,63,137],"overall":[44,59],"purpose.":[45],"Although":[46],"large-scale":[47],"quantitative":[48],"data":[49],"first":[51],"used":[52,80],"identify":[54],"describe":[56],"SFECC,":[57],"programme":[60],"driven":[62],"inductive":[65],"theoretical":[66],"thrust,":[67],"with":[68,103],"findings":[69,89],"from":[70],"multiple-site":[72],"case":[73],"studies":[74],"Projects":[76],"2":[77],"construct":[82],"substantive":[83],"on":[85,123],"SFECC.":[86],"integrated":[88],"point":[90],"pervasive":[93],"role":[94],"beyond-school":[96],"factors,":[97],"which":[98],"magnified":[100],"intertwined":[102],"between-":[104],"within-school":[106],"factors.":[107],"SFECC":[108],"study":[111],"found":[112],"great":[113],"difficulty":[114],"transcending":[115],"states":[116],"chronic":[118],"low":[119],"performance.":[120],"We":[121],"hypothesized":[122],"need":[125],"for":[126,146],"transformative":[127],"school":[128],"leadership,":[129],"but":[130],"context,":[133],"greater":[134],"external":[135],"support":[136],"stakeholder":[138],"agencies":[139],"broad":[141],"place-based":[142],"strategies":[143],"appeared":[144],"essential":[145],"turnaround.":[147]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":12},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-10-14T16:39:01.820549","created_date":"2017-04-14T00:00:00"}