NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Joseph Tobin – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2025
Post qualitative inquiry has called for method-less research and warned against the incommensurability of the use of systematic research methods with poststructural and new materialist theories. This essay offers a counterpoint to the incommensurability argument by presenting four examples of studies informed by poststructural and new materialist…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Educational Theories, Interviews
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cheung, Kason Ka Ching; Tai, Kevin W. H. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: Intercoder reliability is a statistic commonly reported by researchers to demonstrate the rigour of coding procedures during data analysis. Its importance is debatable in the analysis of qualitative interview data. It raises a question on whether researchers should identify the same codes and themes in a transcript or they should…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Data Analysis, Interviews, Research Methodology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sujay V. Sabnis; Jennifer R. Wolgemuth – School Psychology International, 2024
Validity refers to the extent to which a given study reflects the dominant values of a research community regarding what constitutes "good" research. Methodological texts on qualitative research provide a wide range of criteria and strategies to help qualitative researchers validate their studies. Given the importance of these strategies…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Research Methodology, Qualitative Research, Coding
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Deterding, Nicole M.; Waters, Mary C. – Sociological Methods & Research, 2021
Qualitative coding procedures emanating from grounded theory were limited by technologies of the 1960s: colored pens, scissors, and index cards. Today, electronic documents can be flexibly stored, retrieved, and cross-referenced using qualitative data analysis (QDA) software. We argue the oft-cited grounded theory framework poorly fits many…
Descriptors: Coding, Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory, Journal Articles
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lustick, Hilary – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2021
Qualitative training rarely acknowledges the role of emotions in both data collection and analysis. While bracketing emotions is an important part of reflexivity, emotions are both a source of data and a source of 'work' (Hochschild, 1983). Accordingly, mentoring junior qualitative scholars also requires emotion work. Issues of race, gender, and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Psychological Patterns, Data, Coding
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Solorio, Christian D.; Gire, Elizabeth; Roundy, David – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has made conducting in-person research a health risk for interviewers and participants. Near the start of the pandemic, many universities pivoted to emergency remote teaching where courses were delivered remotely in observance of safety guidelines. The safety guidelines also necessitated that research be done remotely. We…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education