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The Qualitative Report An online journal dedicated to qualitative research since 1990 Volume 9 Number 4 December 2004 http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR9-4/index.html |
| Ronald J.
Chenail, Ph.D., Sally St. George, Ph.D., and Dan Wulff,
Ph.D., Editors ISSN 1052-0147 |
Qualitative Evaluation of Emotional Intelligence In-Service
Program for Secondary School Teachers (pp. 562-588)
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Seval Fer
Abstract: This paper is an attempt to evaluate the Emotional Intelligence (EQ) In-Service Program on the basis of experiences of 20 secondary school teachers who attended the program in a private school in Turkey. A phenomenological approach, with a focus group method was used. The first objective of this study was to evaluate EQ program on the basis of teachers experiences. The second was to explore the teachers perceptions about the implications of EQ skills in classroom situations. The results were discussed in terms of the evaluation of the EQ program and its implications for learning and teaching activities in the classroom. Key Words: Emotional Intelligence, In-Service Program, Teacher Research, Teacher Experiences, and Secondary School
Using NVivo to Analyze Qualitative Classroom Data on
Constructivist Learning Environments (pp. 589-603)
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Betul C. Ozkan
Abstract: This article describes how a qualitative data analysis package, NVivo, was used in a study of authentic and constructivist learning and teaching in the classroom. The paper starts with a summary of the research study in which NVivo was used to analyze the data and overviews the methodology that was adopted in this study. It, then, describes how NVivo was used in the analysis of observational (video) data, interviews and field notes. Key Words: Computer Based Qualitative Data Analysis, Qualitative Data Analysis, Computer Based Data Analysis, NVivo, and Constructivist Learning Environments
A Qualitative Look at Leisure Benefits for Taiwanese
Nursing Students (pp. 604-629)
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Shwu-Ching Hsieh, Angela Spaulding, and Mark Riney
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine attitudes of first year nursing students toward leisure participation at the Jen-Te Junior College of Medicine Nursing and Management in Miao-Li, Taiwan. The three research questions used for this study were: What types of leisure activities do first year nursing students at Jen-Te Junior College participate in?, what are the attitudes of first year nursing students at Jen-Te Junior College toward leisure?, and what is the relationship between leisure attitudes and leisure participation of first year nursing students in Jen-Te Junior College? The grounded theory method was used to generate the research findings. Five categories of students attitudes toward leisure emerged: social interaction, learning-seeking, psychological well-being, physical health and self-growth. Key Words: Leisure, Leisure Activity, Leisure Attitude, Adolescence, and Need
You Were Hired to Teach! Ideological Struggle, Education,
and Teacher Burnout at the New Prison for Women (pp. 630-651)
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Randall L. Wright
Abstract: Critical theorists consider schools as sites of ideological struggle. The following is an account of Suzettes (pseudonym) attempts to define the educational practices in a womens prison according to the democratic principles suggested in the Task Force Report on Federally Sentenced Women: Creating Choices, (Correctional Service of Canada, 1990). This report led to the construction of five new prisons for women across Canada. Suzettes case illustrates how ideological struggles are experienced personally, and how they contribute to her burnoutdisillusionment and resignation. Habermass critical research program and his concept of system and lifeworld undergirds this interpretation of this teachers resistance to the correctional ethos at the New Prison for Women (NPW). Key Words: Agency and structure, System, Lifeworld, Voice, Ideology, Rationalization, Image, Teacher practical knowledge, Determinism, and Mediation
Threats and Aggression Directed at Soccer Referees: An
Empirical Phenomenological Psychological Study (pp. 652-672)
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Margareta Friman, Claes Nyberg, and Torsten Norlander
Abstract: A descriptive qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews involving seven provincial Soccer Association referees was carried out in order to find out how referees experience threats and aggression directed to soccer referees. The Empirical Phenomenological Psychological method (EPP-method) was used. The analysis resulted in thirty categories which were summarized in six themes. The main themes described the perceived causes of threat, reactions to threat, how the referees manage stressful situations, and their motives to referee. Key Words: Aggression, Threats, EPP-method, Referees and Soccer
Perceptions on School-Based English Teacher Education: A
Qualitative Study (pp. 673-705)
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Leyla Tercanlioglu
Abstract: The National Education Development Project (NEDP) is one of the most important attempts to improve the quality of teacher education in Turkey. NEDP focused on the development of practice in pre-service secondary school language teacher education in Turkey. NEDP supported this research to explore student, mentor, teacher educator, and mentor trainer opinions and experiences in depth and understand the actual implementation of school-based teacher education at schools. Individual interviews were conducted in a British University to explore participants' perceptions. This paper will discuss each issue which emerged from the data separately to highlight the issues that appeared important. Key Words: Language Teacher Education, School-based Teacher Education, Educational Change, and Turkish Teacher Education System
The Relationship between Health Professionals and the
Elderly Patient Facing Drug Prescription: A Qualitative Approach
(pp. 706-731)
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Fernando Lefevre, Jorge Juarez Vieira Teixeira, Ana Maria Cavalcanti Lefevre, Lia Lusitana Cardozo de Castro, and Aracy Witt de Pinho Spˇnola
Abstract: Aiming at identifying the relationship between the elderly patient facing drug prescription and health professionals, an exploratory and descriptive study of a qualitative cut was carried out using semi-structured interviews. To this end, the Collective Subject Discourse analysis technique was employed. Thirty elderly patients living in the urban area of Maring (Paran State, Brazil) were sampled. They were interviewed from February 25 to March 22, 1998 and selected from the Co-participatory pharmacy database of the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Universidade Estadual de Maring . The finding supplied eleven central Collective Subject ideas, with different discourses. The rich material provided by the study allows better understanding of the factual reality of the elderly facing drug prescription and their relationship with health professionals. Key Words: Drug Prescription, Health Professionals, Elderly, Relationship, and Qualitative Methodology
PhD Students Perceptions of the Relationship between
Philosophy and Research: A Qualitative Investigation (pp.
732-759)
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Joan Efinger, Nancy Maldonado, and Geri McArdle
Abstract: This study explored, described, and discovered meaning in the lived experiences of PhD students regarding two courses: Philosophy of Science and Qualitative Methods. The philosophical underpinning was constructivism. The phenomenological methodology employed a structured questionnaire to collect data. It involved mailed computer disks with questions. Twenty of 43 students returned the disks. Content analysis and QSR N6 software were employed in data analysis. Findings included three broad areas: Thinking about Thinking, The Ah-Ha of Me and Thee, and The Never-Ending Journey of Darkness to Light. Philosophy of Science appears to have value for students in every aspect of their lives. Recognizing strengths and limitations of various paradigms could lead to different and new ways of approaching research. Philosophy of Science was a useful course for the participants. Key Words: Philosophy, Research, Phenomenology, Students, and Qualitative
Beyond Abstraction: Philosophy as a Practical Qualitative
Research Method (pp. 760-769)
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Eric Sheffield
Abstract: In this paper, I take up a discussion of what philosophic method is, and why it should be viewed as an important qualitative research method. After clarifying the nature of philosophic method within the larger framework of social practices, I argue that philosophy is important to both practice and research, and I suggest that philosophers work in concert with other qualitative researchers. I argue that recently (relatively speaking) philosophy has been viewed with some understandable disdain among both practitioners and researchers as an enjoyable but abstract (and therefore useless) social practice. That perception can be fixed but only if philosophical research becomes once again explicitly relevant to practice (particularly educational practice). Finally, I provide a brief example of how philosophy can indeed be relevant to practice from a recent symposium that I participated in on reflection in service-learning education. Key Words: Philosophy, Qualitative Research, Research Method, John Dewey, Social Practice, Service-Learning, Educational Research, and History of Philosophy
Enhancing the Interpretation of Significant Findings:
The Role of Mixed Methods Research
(pp. 770-792)
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Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie and Nancy L. Leech
Abstract: The present essay outlines how mixed methods research can be used to enhance the interpretation of significant findings. First, we define what we mean by significance in educational evaluation research. With regard to quantitative-based research, we define the four types of significance: statistical significance, practical significance, clinical significance, and economic significance. With respect to qualitative-based research, we define a significant finding as one that has meaning or representation. Second, we describe limitations of each of these types of significance. Finally, we illustrate how conducting mixed methods analyses can be used to enhance the interpretation of significant findings in both quantitative and qualitative educational evaluation and policy research. Consequently, mixed methods research represents the real gold standard for studying phenomena. Key Words: Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research, Mixed Methods, Significance, Meaning and Verstehen
