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Teplovs, Chris – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2015
This commentary reflects on the contributions to learning analytics and theory by a paper that describes how multiple theoretical frameworks were woven together to inform the creation of a new, automated discourse analysis tool. The commentary highlights the contributions of the original paper, provides some alternative approaches, and touches on…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Theory Practice Relationship, Instructional Design
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Wang, Jia; Roulston, Kathryn J. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2007
Qualitative researchers in human resource development (HRD) frequently use in-depth interviews as a research method. Yet reports from qualitative studies in HRD commonly pay little or no analytical attention to the co-construction of interview data. That is, reports of qualitative research projects often treat interviews as a transparent method of…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Qualitative Research, Human Resources, Research Methodology
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Spilka, Rachel – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1993
Discusses a cautionary, honest approach to qualitative business communication research, which adds validity and strength, used in a study of a hospital discourse community. (RS)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Data Collection, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Communities
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Rymer, Jone – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1993
Notes that the contextualized, interpretive methods of qualitative research can help researchers generate rich theory. Discusses a social theory of business genres developed from a qualitative research study of organizational genres of communication. (RS)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Organizational Communication
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Wolfson, Nessa – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
If language research is to arrive at valid analyses of speech behavior, both observation and elicitation methods of data collection will have to be used as necessary complements to one another. The advantages and disadvantages of different research methods are discussed. (CB)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communicative Competence (Languages), Data Collection, Discourse Analysis
Patrie, James – 1986
In linguistic analysis of the speech act, the data used to support theoretical conclusions are too often comprised of semantically isolated utterances of the ideal speaker-hearer. In reality, one of the most revealing kinds of data is imperfect data, where the functioning language processes are often unmasked. The study of first language…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics