WHAT CHALLENGES TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ARE THERE

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WHAT CHALLENGES TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ARE THERE?

• Job Yen
• 17/7/00

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Bibliography

• Howe Eisenhart (1990) Standards for Qualitative
  (and quantitative research) (WF QR Standards)
• Roberts (1996) What counts as quality in
  qualitative research (WF Quality of QR )
• Zuber-Skerritt (1992) Educational Research
  Methodology (WF Research Methods OZS)
• Murphy (2000) Qualitative Research Overview

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What Does Qualitative Research Consist of?

• Collection of Narrative Data
• Studies of Words, Actions, Interactions
• Seeks to Understand in a Real World Setting

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Yens Sharing

• OBJECTIVE show an example of QR methods in
  action so as to have a clearer understanding of QR

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Qn Paradigm / Ql Paradigm

• Natural Science / Human Science
• Experimental / Naturalistic
• Prescriptive / Descriptive
• Reductionist / Holistic
• External / Internal
• Normative / Interpretive

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What Are The Challenges?

• Acceptability
• Generalizability
• Bias

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1. Acceptability -ve

• Too Abstract, Unclear
• Exposure
• The Teachers World The Researchers World

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Group Discussion ve

• What are the ways of closing the gap in our
  present system between the Teacher and
  Researcher ?
• List the resulting advantages

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2. Generalizability -ve

• To be determined by reader
• Limits of one case study
• Lack depth or conclusion ?
• Cannot form a theory ? (no hypotheses to
  test)

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2. Generalizability ve

• Uniqueness in events
• New Perspectives
• Probing understanding
• Contribute to change form new grounded
  theory

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3. Bias

• Role of researcher --Influences
  --Personal integrity
  --Accuracy

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CONCLUSION

• Researcher must have Integrity
• Research is Systematic
• Research has Depth
• Research makes Argument
• Research draws Conclusion

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THANK YOU

• For your kind attention !