Methodology-21: what do we do in the afterward?

This paper asks “after what” and situates qualitative research in the present moment in the midst of various “deaths” and “returns.” With a focus on fleshing out post-qualitative research, it first sketches efforts to discipline qualitative research via standards and rubrics as a part of neoliberal govenmentality and then elaborates what post-qualitative might mean via four exemplars. The first is from Sweden, a focus on relational entangled data analysis in the feminist classroom; the next two exemplars are collaborative studies from Australia at the intersection of Western and Aboriginal knowledge systems; the final exemplar is from Egypt, a feminist post-colonial study of the women’s mosque movement. The paper concludes with a call to “imagine forward” out of troubling a narrow scientificity and enacting an “after” of neoliberalism.     

The mis/uses of ‘voice’ in (post)qualitative research with children and young people: Histories,politics and ethics

Abstract

This article extends recent attempts to think (post)qualitative research together with decolonial, postcolonial and other critiques – as a frictional, fraught encounter. I review how the concept of voice has been used in past and present research with children and young people: from research speaking about children and young people, dialogical speaking with the ‘agentic’ young person, poststructural refusals of ‘raw voices’ speaking for themselves, and (post)qualitative onto-epistemological experiments with utterances spoken in research assemblages. Reading one of my research practices – the mis/use of cloth puppets with high school students – through recent critiques of (post)qualitative work, two particular concerns materialize: accounting for relations between past and present research, and accounting for what comes to matter during and after research encounters.     

几种教育研究方法的比较

教育研究是属于行为科学的探究,一般采用定性和定量的方法进行研究.近年来,定性研究方法出现了新的取向--质的研究方法.本文将对这几种研究方法作简要的分析和对比.     

Becoming researchers: doctoral students' developmental processes

A key step in the development of skills to conduct independent research is the ability to develop topics of interest into research studies that examine problems of significance in a field of study. This qualitative interview study conducted in the USA examined how seven novice qualitative researchers who had taken course work in qualitative research methods selected topics for research and developed these into studies for dissertation research. Findings identify processes contributing to novice researchers' abilities to conceptualize their topics as significant. These processes include recognizing the need to integrate their interests in existing disciplinary fields, learning that occurred through the practice of fieldwork, applying guidance from advisors and committee members, and developing a deeper understanding of the relationship of their studies to existing research. The paper suggests points of tension for new scholars in the development of research topics, exploring how doctoral supervisors and instructors might assist students in learning how to design and conduct qualitative studies for doctoral research.     

心理学研究中定性研究与定量研究的定位问题

在心理学研究中,有定性研究和定量研究之分,或者有质化研究和量化研究之分。定性或质化研究通常被认为是一种人文社会科学的主观研究范式,定量研究或量化研究通常被认为是一种实证自然科学的客观研究范式。在心理学的历史中,有过定性研究占主导的时期,也有过定量研究占主导的时期。出现过定性研究对定量研究的排斥,也出现过定量研究对定性研究的排斥。在心理学的理论中,重要的是寻求定性或质化研究与定量或量化研究的关系定位。在心理学的方法中,重要的是寻求定性或质化研究与定量或量化研究的研究定位。     

心理学研究方法中的定量研究与定性研究

心理学研究所采用的主要的两种方法是定量研究与定性研究。根据定量研究与定性研究的定义、特点、操作技术与方法,这两种研究方法具有良好的发展前景,必然会结合在一起。     

质的研究——教育研究方法的一种新视角

随着人类认识能力和哲学方法论的发展变化,教育研究方法在人文化和综合化中逐步成熟。本文拟从＂质的研究＂的涵义、社会起源、特征、优势与不足、发展走向及其与＂定性研究＂的联系与区别层面一一阐述,以求对＂质的研究＂这一范式有更科学的认识与理解。     

论心理学中量与质的研究

量的研究促进了科学心理学的诞生,并取得了丰硕的成果,但其自身也有难以克服的障碍。质的研究比较深入细致、全面,进行了动态的考察。但却具有主观主义的倾向。两者在理论基础、认识路线、主体的参与程度、研究程序和逻辑以及资料特点和收集方式上都存在着差异,既有区别又相互补充。把量的与质的研究结合起来是心理学研究的必然要求。     

教育研究中的解释学取向

解释学方法有着久远的历史和丰富的内涵。解释学研究范式作为一种人文科学的研究方法,强调理解的主观性、历史性、相对性和整体性,对教育研究方法论有很大的指导意义。当代教育研究应继续关注解释学在教育研究中的引入,与其他教育研究方法相得益彰。     

量化研究——一笔不可缺少的教研资源

近年来,随着教育规模的扩大和教育质量的提升,以及各种教育研究方法的不断涌现,呈现出一种重质化研究而轻量化研究的趋势。通过对量化研究的界定和对量化研究受到的批判的陈述,重新分析和肯定了量化研究在我国教育研究中的优势。     

《质的研究及其设计》:院校研究应读的一本好书

《质的研究及其设计》是质的研究中十分重要的一本著作,从研究方法的角度看,对院校研究的开展亦很有助益。院校研究中,定量研究是长期、普遍甚或主要的方法,质的研究则可以其独特的优势弥补定量研究的局限,成为院校研究的重要方法。质的研究在文献综述、问题陈述、材料收集等方面为院校研究提供了诸多启示,其五种研究传统皆可成为院校研究的具体方法。运用质的研究方法,将为院校研究开辟一个新的天地。     

Teaching computer-assisted qualitative data analysis to a large cohort of undergraduate students

Qualitative research is increasingly being conducted with the support of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS), yet limited research has been conducted on integrating the teaching of CAQDAS packages within qualitative methods university courses. Existing research typically focuses on teaching NVivo to small groups of postgraduate (primarily doctoral) students and mostly take the form of reflections of the trainers. In 2011, we implemented the teaching and use of a CAQDAS package, NVivo, within a large third-year undergraduate psychology research methods unit. Sixty-seven students participated in an online survey evaluating the use of NVivo in the unit. In this paper, we present quantitative and qualitative findings related to students' perceptions of the resources provided, their confidence in using NVivo, their satisfaction with the teaching and their intentions to use CAQDAS in the future. Student evaluations were generally positive, but highlighted the need for both increased class time and greater access to the CAQDAS program outside of class time to enhance opportunities for learning.     

论行动研究

行动研究作为质化研究的一种方法,具有专业发展性、循环性、反思性和批判性等特征。行动研究对于语言教学研究的重要价值在于,帮助了解真实课堂并从中发现有效学习与教学的方式;帮助认识和领悟语言教育教学中可量化物之外的其他重要内容;帮助发现和理解特定背景之下教师的行为、言语、感知及其内在联系。行动研究使语言教学研究真正成为一种实践的、真实的、具有影响力的、充满活力的研究。