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Carspecken’s critical methodology – A theoretical assessment COLIN A HOLMES AND WENDY SMYTH School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia ABSTRACT This paper builds on the authors’ earlier introduction to Carspecken’s highly theorized ‘critical qualitative research’ methodology, also referred to as ‘critical ethnography’, and reviews its diverse theoretical origins. In…
Ethnographic context meets ethnographic biography: A challenge for the mores of doing fieldwork KATHERINE E CARROLL Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia JESSICA MESMAN Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, Limburg, The Netherlands ABSTRACT Research involves a complex network of universities, external funding bodies and industry,…
A mixed research study of pedagogical approaches and student learning in doctoral-level mixed research courses ANTHONY J ONWUEGBUZIE Dept of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA REBECCA K FRELS Department of Counseling and Special Populations, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA NANCY L LEECH School of Education and Human Development, University…
How voice-recognition software presents a useful transcription tool for qualitative and mixed methods researchers ANNA K FLETCHER AND GREG SHAW Faculty of Education, Health and Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia ABSTRACT Voice recognition (VR) software has increased in accuracy and ease of use over the last decade. While VR may carry the potential…
Evaluating the effectiveness of behavioral activation on quality of life and combat stress control for Vietnam veterans with co-morbid complaints: A case study MARY-CATHERINE MCCLAIN Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA ABSTRACT Research consistently demonstrates a strong relationship between traumatic events and increased levels of substance use. This…
EDITORIAL Methodological applications: Illuminating complex issues in education KATHLEEN MT COLLINS Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA ANTHONY J ONWUEGBUZIE Dept of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA REBECCA K FRELS Department of Counseling and Special Populations, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA ALICIA O’CATHAIN Medical…
Using Q Methodology as a mixed methods approach to study beliefs about early childhood education JAMES M ERNEST University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA ABSTRACT Studying early childhood practices as either appropriate or inappropriate limits our understanding of a complex issue. Q Methodology was used as a mixed method quantitatively and qualitatively to…
Validity of the cultural awareness and beliefs inventory of urban teachers: A parallel mixed methods study PRATHIBA NATESAN Department of Educational Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA GWENDOLYN C WEBB-HASAN Dept of Educational Admin and Human Resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA NORVELLA P CARTER Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture,…
The problem of limited diversity in qualitative comparative analysis: A discussion of two proposed solutions STEPHANIE LOUISA THOMSON School of Education, Durham University, Durham, UK ABSTRACT I use data from the 1980 survey of the British 1970 Birth Cohort Study (BCS70; N = 1,890) and the case-based, set theoretic method qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to…
The use of mixed methods research in interdisciplinary educational journals OLATZ LOPEZ-FERNANDEZ Department of Methodology of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain JOSÉ F MOLINA-AZORIN Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain ABSTRACT Mixed methods research is becoming increasingly important in several scientific areas. The…
BOOK review Grounded theory: A practical guide M Birks and J Mills (2011) ISBN: 978-1-84860-993-8; p/b; 210 pages; Au$44.95 Sage Publications, London