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The Language Variable in Educational Research: An Exploration of Researcher Positionality, Translation, and Interpretation
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Cormier, Gail – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2018
In qualitative educational research, the languages spoken by the participants and the researchers can greatly impact the quality of the data collected. This paper will explore the advantages and disadvantages of being an insider researcher by virtue of speaking the same language(s) as the participants. Whether the researcher is a linguistic…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Educational Research, Language Usage, Data Collection