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Pavia, Catherine Matthews – Written Communication, 2015
Greater attention to methods and methodologies when studying writing in religious contexts is needed to help researchers navigate ethical issues specific to faith communities and religious practices; to improve knowledge regarding the relationships among writing, religion, and faith; and to encourage respect for religious and nonreligious beliefs.…
Descriptors: Ethics, Writing (Composition), Religion, Beliefs
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Bukor, Emese – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
This article explores the influence of personal and professional experiences on the development of teacher identity. The holistic perspective in this article refers to the language teachers' exploration of their personal and professional experiences with the use of both conscious/rational and intuitive/tacit thought processes. Three language…
Descriptors: Teachers, Professional Identity, Holistic Approach, Teacher Attitudes
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McKee, Heidi A.; Porter, James E. – College Composition and Communication, 2012
What are the key ethical issues involved in conducting archival research? Based on examination of cases and interviews with leading archival researchers in composition, this article discusses several ethical questions and offers a heuristic to guide ethical decision making. Key to this process is recognizing the person-ness of archival materials.…
Descriptors: Archives, Research, Ethics, Case Studies
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Djuraskovic, Ivana; Arthur, Nancy – Qualitative Report, 2010
Heuristic methodology attempts to discover the nature and meaning of phenomenon through internal self-search, exploration, and discovery. Heuristic methodology encourages the researcher to explore and pursue the creative journey that begins inside one's being and ultimately uncovers its direction and meaning through internal discovery (Douglass &…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Acculturation, Research Methodology, Reflection
Casey, Amy C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Contrary to what supporters of the "No Child Left Behind" Act (P.L. 107-110, 2001) would have us believe about the effects of this legislation, the academic achievement gap between students of color and White students, and between economically disadvantaged students and students from higher socio-economic backgrounds is not closing.…
Descriptors: Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Culturally Relevant Education
Hays, Danica G.; Singh, Anneliese A. – Guilford Publications, 2011
This highly readable text demystifies the qualitative research process--and helps readers conceptualize their own studies--by organizing the different research paradigms and traditions into coherent clusters. Real-world examples and firsthand perspectives illustrate the research process; instructive exercises and activities build on each other so…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Qualitative Research, Discussion, Research Methodology