21. Data is not gathered to necessarily prove or disprove a hypothesis but rather is gathered to develop a theory or way to understand the social scene
24. Focus on capturing what the participant is doing to make sense or meaning of the situation (Remember the Titans)
25. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNvbbTaCwYYoast: no thanks required, Coach. (thinking Boone wants to thank him, because Petey played well in his new position) Boone: Thanks? You challenged my authority in front of the entire football team, Coach. Now, you think you're doing these boys a favor taking them aside every time I come down on them, protecting them from big bad Boone. You're cutting my legs from under me. Yoast: Some of the boys just don't respond well to public criticism. I tell them what they need to know, but I don't humiliate them in front of the team. Boone: Which boys are you talking about? Which ones you talking about? I come down on Bertier. I don't see you coddle him. Come down on Sunshine. Don't see you grab his hand, take him off to the side. Which boys are you talking about? Now I may be a mean cuss. But I'm the same mean cuss with everybody out there on that football field. The world don't give a damn about how sensitive these kids are, especially the young black kids. You ain't doin' these kids a favor by patronizing them. You crippling them; You crippling them for life. Chapter 1
31. Waller’s methods“children and teachers are not disembodied intelligences, not instructing machines and learning machines, but whole human beings tied together in a complex maze of social interconnections” Strength of the description Chapter 1
45. What is Qualitative Research? The most difficult part of the process is analyzing qualitative data (analysis vs. interpretation) Improving the field of education through systematic inquiry is the goal of qualitative research. We use previous studies (literature in qualitative research / a.k.a. scholarship) to “help illuminate your framework, as well as shape the actual problem statement and purpose of the study” Chapter 1 - Merriam
46. What is qualitative research? For our purposes qualitative research is applied research in the field of education The goal of the research is to influence “administrators and policy makers to improve the ways things are done” Ohio example of EBM – evidence based model At a basic level, research is a systematic process by which we know more about something than we did before engaging in the process (of research) Action research, evaluation, applied, basic Chapter 1 - Merriam
47. The Nature of Qualitative Research Experimental approaches vs. uncovering the meaning What are the problems or shortcomings of each type? Where does Qualitative Research Come From? Rooted in anthropology & sociology Chicago School Grounded Theory - inductive Chapter 1 - Merriam
48. Philosophical Perspectives Positivist, interpretive, & critical Positivist assumes an existence of reality Truth with a capital “T” Knowledge gained is scientifically acquired Interpretive assumes that reality is socially constructed Multiple realities of a single event Critical research Thomas (1993) theorizes that the emphasis is on what could be not just what is Postmodernism Playful and creative – repudiates what is Chapter 1 – Merriam
49. Characteristics of Qualitative Research Understanding meaning that people have constructed Goal is understanding meaning from the participants’ perspectives not the researcher(s) Endeavors to explain, not predict (not to generalize) Researcher is the primary instrument Subjectivities not ignored but rather considered as to their impact on shaping data collection, analysis, and interpretation Inductive process Opposite of hypothesis testing Chapter 1 - Merriam
50. (continued) Rich Description Describing context, participants, and activities of interest Emergent and flexible Nonrandom (purposeful) Ambiguous Chapter 1 - Merriam
