Research ProcessResearch Process

The How-to…

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Special Methods

I. Section 1: PurposeI. Section 1: Purpose Clearly state the background to the problem

and what you hope to accomplish through the research.

Be clear and succinct about the type of qualitative inquiry you intend to use (e.g., narrative, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, critical, or case study, Merriam, p. 38) and why you intend to use it and how it is important for your investigation.

Questions and Sub-questionsQuestions and Sub-questions Pose focus questions you intend to explore and provide

sub-questions if appropriate. Set delimiters- I.e., the scope of the study will focus on

this, but not that.

e.g., RQ: How can a geo-history help to inform students about becoming change agents?

delimiters: (a). How did the real estate industry prior to the changes under the FHA in KC, MO generate

inequitable neighborhoods east of Troost?(b). What impact did this have on students’ self perceptions at Central High School?

II. Section 2: Literature Review/Theoretical FrameworkII. Section 2: Literature Review/Theoretical Framework Provide previous key studies in related fields

from which you situate your study. Cite studies that help to frame (also known as

a theoretical framework) or narrow down the context of your research (see Merriam, pp. 74-75).

Lit review info Lit review 2

III. Section 3: Method of Data CollectionIII. Section 3: Method of Data Collection Describe how you conducted your research-- what you did to

gather your data: i.e., literature, field notes, observations, interviews, digital stories, cultural autobiographies, life histories, diversity workshops, group interviews/interviews (highly structured/semistructured/unstructured/informal) surveys (See Qualtrics), questionnaires, spatial mapping, cross-cultural interviews, journaling, activist assignments, mining documents: (public records, personal, pop culture, visual) physical/material/identity artifacts…

If this is just research based in articles or texts, then state that

IRB- Institutional Review Boardprotecting human subjectsIRB- Institutional Review Boardprotecting human subjects For more details see:

http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=6637 Review exemptions and expedition Review sample IRB

SamplingSampling

Purposeful or criterion-based selection: selecting participants that are useful to the purpose of your study (e.g., typical, unique, atypical, convenience, snowball/chain/network, theoretical sampling, or rare attributes)

How many? Discuss…

Data AnalysisData Analysis Describe how you made sense of your data. Did you put

it through any particular method of analysis such as critical discourse analysis (Bakhtin, 1981 1986; Foucault, 1986; Rogers, 2004; Wetherell et al., 2001), conversational analysis (Wetherell et al., 2001), matrix analysis (Miller, 2008), rhizomatic analysis (Leander, 2006) )sociolinguistic and corpus analysis, and feminist analysis ?

Constant compare/contrast: taxonomies, themes

IV. Section 4: FindingsIV. Section 4: Findings

Describe what you found as it relates to the literature review through rich, thick description (Merriam, pp. 28-99 and 44-44)

V. Section V: Reflection/conclusionV. Section V: Reflection/conclusion Synthesize what you found. How can these findings add to the

conversation? Pose questions for future research Draw conclusions that lead to further

thinking and future considerations

Works CitedWorks Cited Create a properly formatted works cited in either APA or MLA Bakhtin, M. M. (1981). The dialogical imagination: Four essays by

M.M. Bakhtin (M.Holquist & C. Emerson, Trans.). Austin: University of Texas Press.

———. (1986). Speech genres and other late essays (V.W. McGee, Trans). C. Emerson & M. Holquist (Eds.). Austin: Texas University Press.

Cochran-Smith, M. (2001). Higher standards for prospective teachers: What’s missing from the discourse? Journal of Teacher Education, 52(3), 179- 181.

deLauretis, T (1987). Technologies of gender: Essays on theory, film, and fiction. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum Publishing.

Goodlad, J.I. (1990). Teachers for our nations schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

FormattingFormatting

Be sure to know your format and follow the expectations for formatting exactly: MLA or APA

MiscMisc

Add figures, tables, pics Include an abstract- overview of the

study Add a title On interviews, takes extra pencils,

batteries, forms, cds, tapes, leave early/plan to stay late)

Proposals for ConferencesProposals for Conferences

Review NCTE proposal Review NCTEAR proposal http://nctear2010pittsburgh.wetpaint.com/ Be sure to include all aspects of what is

being asked of you in the submission process