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Ethics of Engagement and Insider-Outsider Perspectives: Issues and Dilemmas in Cross-Cultural Interpretation
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Dhillon, Jaswinder K.; Thomas, Nest – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2019
This article offers insights into the ethics of engagement and methodological issues and dilemmas in cross-cultural interpretation for researchers who are positioned at different points of the insider-outsider spectrum. The discussion uses examples from qualitative research with Sikh families in Britain and focuses on the design of the methodology…
Descriptors: Ethics, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Research Design
Are Schools Shortchanging Boys or Girls? The Answer Rests on Methods and Assumptions: Reply to Card (2014) and Penner (2014)
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Robinson-Cimpian, Joseph P.; Lubienski, Sarah Theule; Ganley, Colleen M.; Copur-Gencturk, Yasemin – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Our target article (Robinson-Cimpian, Lubienski, Ganley, & Copur-Gencturk, 2014) used nationally representative data to examine the development of gender gaps in math achievement. We found that when boys and girls demonstrate equivalent math test performance and are perceived by their teachers to be equally well behaved and engaged with the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Gender Differences, Gender Bias, Research Methodology
Interpretive and Critical Phenomenological Crime Studies: A Model Design
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Miner-Romanoff, Karen – Qualitative Report, 2012
The critical and interpretive phenomenological approach is underutilized in the study of crime. This commentary describes this approach, guided by the question, "Why are interpretive phenomenological methods appropriate for qualitative research in criminology?" Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to describe a model of the interpretive…
Descriptors: Crime, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Phenomenology
Social Research and Scholarly Interpretation.
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Butler, John Sibley – Society, 1987
The article examines: (1) the relationship between group membership and the production of knowledge; (2) comparative versus non-comparative research; and (3) the structure of data interpretation for Afro-Americans versus Euro-Americans. At issue is the lack of blacks involved in the National Research Council's study of blacks. (PS)
Descriptors: Black Studies, Blacks, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Causes for Alarm.
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Chachere, Bernadette; And Others – Society, 1987
The National Research Council's study on the status of black Americans risks enhancing negative policy attitudes towards the black community for the following reasons: (1) its perspective, choice of explanatory variables, and analysis will reflect a majority perspective and conservative viewpoint; (2) it lacks focus; and (3) it is concerned with…
Descriptors: Blacks, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Experimenter Characteristics
Beyond Reasonable Doubt? Researching Race in Educational Settings.
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Troyna, Barry – Oxford Review of Education, 1995
Highlights issues and controversies concerning current race-related educational research. Contends that some critics believe research sacrifices empirical objectivity for political goals. Partisan research supporters respond that all research begins with untested assumptions and an acknowledgment of purpose does not signify a skewed methodology.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Bias, Data Interpretation, Educational Research