Week 10 (Mar.27,06)

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Week 10 (Mar.27,06)

• Methodology (I)
• Understanding

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Agenda for Today

• Hot Topic Debate (30 mins)
• Process Overview of Qualitative Research (40
  mins)
• Process Mills Chapter 3 Data Collection
  Techniques (20 mins)
• Peer Review Methodology Section (30 mins)
• Mid-term reflection
• Q A

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Hot Topic Debate (30)

• Hot Topic 6 Does School Violence Warrant a
  Zero-Tolerance Policy?
• Discussion Leaders
• Samantha Schneider Rebecca HansenChristine
  Medicis

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Revisit of Qualitative Research (40)

• Group Work

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3 major steps in doing a research study

• Preparing a proposal describing the study to be
  done and its significance (EDU651)
• Collecting and analyzing data (EDU652)
• Writing a report of the complete study (EDU652)

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The process of research typical stages in
research (Ary. etc. 2006)

• Selecting a problem
• Reviewing the literature on the problem
• Designing the research
• Collecting the data
• Analyzing the data
• Reporting results
• Interpreting the findings and stating conclusions

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From Research Question to Research Design The
Process of Research (Review)

• Find research questions (draft 1)
• Review of the literature (draft 2)
• Methodology (draft 3)
• Determine what data are relevant
• Collecting data
• Analyzing data
• Findings (Research Report)
• Discussion (Summary draft 4)

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Data what and where and how?

• Focus on the environment (context) and the human
  beings involved
• Place what are the places where you might
  collect data?
• Events what happens in these settings-what
  events occur?
• People what people are involved?
• Interactions what interactions?
• Artifacts physical evidence

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Revisit Qualitative Research

• Group work each group teaches one aspect of
  qualitative research

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Research Design/Methodology

• Process Mills Chapter 4 (20)

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Why need to know more than one?

• A carpenter with an empty tool-box
• An artist with a bare studio
• Fill your tool-box and scatter palettes, brushes,
  and cloths throughout your studio
• Carpenters and artists do not use all of their
  tools at the same time
• They develop favorite hammers or brushes that
  they get used daily.
• Even though they may use few of the many tools
  available, they do know what is available-the
  different implements that will help them explore
  their crafts fully

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Data collection techniques-overview

• Observing
• Interviewing
• Questionnaire
• Examining records

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Data Collection Techniques-Overview

• (Mills, Chapter 3)
• Observation (Experiencing)
• Interview (Enquiring)
• Records/Artifacts (Examining)
• Written or visual sources of data that contribute
  to our understanding of what is happening in our
  classrooms and schools.

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Data collection techniques 1 - Observing

• Participant observation-strong points and
  drawback?
• Nonparticipant observation-strong points?
• Field notes-descriptive vs. reflective
  information sample format (p418 Shufangs field
  notes)
• Seating arrangements (p417)

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Shufangs Field Notes
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Data collection techniques 2 - Interviewing

• Structured interview
• What?
• Strong points?
• Tips
• 1
• 2
• Unstructured interview
• What?
• Tips
• Semi-structured interview

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Data collection techniques 2 Interviewing
(cont.)

• Guidelines for interviewing

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Data collection techniques 2 Interviewing
(cont.) Collecting data from interview

• What are the three choices for collecting data
  from interview
• 1?
• 2?
• 3?
• Suggest a better choice?
• ?
• Tips
• 1
• 2

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Data collection techniques 3 Questionnaire

• What are the advantages of questionnaires
  compared to interviews?
• ?
• Tips for doing questionnaire (p421)

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Data collection techniques 4 Examining Records

• What are the sources of the records?

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Some buzz words

• Triangulation (p56, p57)
• Field notes (Shufangs)
• Timeline (FRP, SRF)
• Classroom map (p.71)
• Consent form
• Instruments (Peers appendix)

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Shufangs Field Notes
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Shufangs Time Line

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Back to your own research the Design

• (What is your research question?) What are the
  sub-questions or surrounding questions?
• Your data collection what, where, and how?

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Back to your own research What Date?

• Triangulation Matrix Exercise (p78)

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Strive to Improve

• Mid-term reflections on teaching and learning