Summary
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A step-by-step guide to conducting a research project or thesis in Education
Designed to be used during the research process, Conducting Educational Research walks readers through each step of a research project or thesis, including developing a research question, performing a literature search, developing a research plan, collecting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and sharing the conclusions with others. Throughout the book, Daniel J. Boudah covers all types of research (including experimental, descriptive, qualitative, group designs, and single subject designs) and helps readers link research questions to designs, designs to data sources, and data sources to appropriate analyses.
Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Chapter Objectives
In this chapter, the reader will
- understand how to manage data from a qualitative inquiry.
- identify general techniques for analysis of qualitative data.
- understand how to code data collected in a qualitative inquiry.
- review an example of analysis of qualitative data.
In Chapter 6, you learned how to plan and begin a descriptive study using qualitative methods. Unlike experimental research, data analysis begins as soon as data collection begins in a qualitative inquiry. Qualitative methods force a researcher constantly to evaluate the available data in order to plan how to continue data collection. In this chapter, you will learn how to manage the data that are collected and how to work through the continuous data analysis ...
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