scholarly journals Researching Children's Lives and Social Situations with Respect and Integrity

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dudu Jankie
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Diverse Children

In Research with children: Theory & practice, Michelle O’Reilly, Pablo Ronzoni and Nisha Dogra engage the readers in navigating the successes and hurdles of researching with diverse children. The book, which is meant for “researchers who are new to research with children” presents engaging descriptions on how to link in culturally sensitive ways the overall research process involving the lives and social situations of children who are participants in qualitative and quantitative research projects. Furthermore, the book balances the theory and practice of research with children through the activities used and the practical examples provided, some of which are drawn from the authors’ own work.

Moving between theory and practice within an Indigenous research paradigm

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Pidgeon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Research Paradigm ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Indigenous Research Methodologies

There has been a paradigm shift amongst Indigenous peoples and researchers about how research with Indigenous peoples is conceived, implemented, and articulated. The result has been referred to as the Indigenous research paradigm (Wilson, 2003) and has taken the shape of Indigenous research methodologies and processes. The purpose of this article is to discuss the tenets of the Indigenous research paradigm in relation to its practical application within two research projects conducted in higher education settings in British Columbia, Canada. In sharing how these principles are lived during the research process, it discusses how each project embodied Indigenous research processes by being respectful, relevant, responsible, and reciprocal.

scholarly journals Peeling Off the Layers in Qualitative Research: A Book Review of Robert K. Yin’s Qualitative Research from Start to Finish

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorcas Matowe
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Scientist ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Reference List ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Peeling Off

The title of Robert Yin’s (2016) book, Qualitative Research from Start to Finish, second edition, aptly summarizes what he intended to accomplish and did. The author’s writing and organizational style made for an enjoyable and engaging read given the subject matter. For the student, teacher, or researcher seeking an in-depth understanding of the entire research process, this book covers it all, including an exhaustive reference list on qualitative studies in varied disciplines. In keeping with his training as a social scientist, Yin incorporated his global research experience and understanding of human behavior to produce a book with something to offer researchers at various levels. I integrated my perspective as a doctorate student with intermediate experience in qualitative and quantitative research, highlighting what I found most useful.

scholarly journals Ethics in Categorizing Ethnicity and Disability in Research with Children

Societies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Ingfrid Mattingsdal Thorjussen ◽  
Terese Wilhelmsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Voluntary Participation ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Field Notes

The use of categories is a contested subject in social sciences. The use of social categories allows researchers to explore similarities, differences, and inequalities between groups of people. However, by using social categories, researchers run the risk of essentializing differences. The aim of this article is to problematize the procedural and relational ethics of using categories in research with children. Based on two research projects studying inclusion and exclusion in physical education, we examine the ongoing ethical dilemmas of categorizing children in terms of disability and ethnic background. The reflections are grounded in intersectional and relational ethical perspectives with a focus on how power is manifested in practices and structures throughout the research process. The data consist of field notes, transcripts of interviews with children and their parents, and the authors’ reflective accounts. The results are organized into three main themes: (1) How categories frame the research in its initial phases (informed consent and voluntary participation), (2) power relationships in context (navigating meanings of categories in the interviews and the relational ethics of generational ordering in combined interviews with children and their parents), and (3) (re)constructing stories and ensuring anonymity. In the discussion, we reflect on how singling out groups of children framed the research, how categories and power relations were negotiated and navigated in interviews and fieldwork, and how, in the reporting of the results, understandings of the children and their experiences were constructed. We argue that by not reflecting on the ethics of categorizing children in research, researchers are in danger of reproducing rather than challenging social inequality and discrimination.

scholarly journals Undergraduate physiotherapy research training in south africa: the Medunsa experience

2002 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Mothabeng
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Gradual Increase ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Past ◽  
Student Training ◽  
Medical University

Background and Purpose: Research interest has increased in physiotherapy in the past two decades. During this period, the physiotherapy department at the Medical University of Southern Africa(MEDUNSA) started its degree programme. The first undergraduateresearch projects (UGRP) were produced in 1985. The purpose of this study was to analyze the UGRPs conducted between 1985 and 1999 in terms of methodological trends (qualitative versus quantitative) and subject content.Methods: A retrospective analysis of the 114 UGRPs carried out in the department was conducted. The projects were read and analyzed according to methodology, research context and topic categories. The 15-year period was analyzed in three 5-year phases (1985 - 1989; 1990 - 1994 and 1995 - 1999), using descriptive statistics. Results: There was a gradual increase in the number of UGRPs during the study period in keeping with the increase in student numbers, with the last five years recording the highest number of projects. An interesting finding was a decline in experimental and clinical research, which was lowest in the last five years. Conclusion: The findings are paradoxical, given the need for experimental research to validate current clinical  practice. Non-experimental qualitative research is however important in the view of the national health plan.  A balance between qualitative and quantitative research is therefore important and must be emphasized in student training. Student research projects need to be maximally utilized to improve departmental research output.

scholarly journals CUSTOMER PREFERENCES ON COFFEE SHOP CONSUMPTIONS: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Adrian Gautama Himawan ◽  
Raden Aswin Rahadi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Coffee Consumption ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Coffee Shop ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Customer Preferences ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Coffee Shops

The aim of this study is to discuss the difference in motivation in coffee consumption and awareness of its effect on peoples. For this research, we will conduct a past literature review made from 23 papers that are being synthesized. The analysis of the literature found that customer preferences influencing coffee purchases are: Taste, product design, ambiance, brand influence, location accessibility, and price are the most customer preferences on their purchasing of coffee. These preferences will determine the choices of customers in choosing a coffee shop to make a purchase and will determine any differences in the purchasing power of coffee. The limitation of this research is that this research only studies customers’ preferences for coffee shops. The findings of this study will be useful for the stakeholders, coffee shop owners, and coffee shop consumers in different areas of Jakarta. In the future, the qualitative and quantitative research process can be conducted to reconfirm and to improve the findings of this paper.

A study of practice based design research models from knowledge integration perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Honghai LI ◽  
Jun CAI
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Design Innovation

The transformation of China's design innovation industry has highlighted the importance of design research. The design research process in practice can be regarded as the process of knowledge production. The design 3.0 mode based on knowledge production MODE2 has been shown in the Chinese design innovation industry. On this cognition, this paper establishes a map with two dimensions of how knowledge integration occurs in practice based design research, which are the design knowledge transfer and contextual transformation of design knowledge. We use this map to carry out the analysis of design research cases. Through the analysis, we define four typical practice based design research models from the viewpoint of knowledge integration. This method and the proposed model can provide a theoretical basis and a path for better management design research projects.

A Tale of Two Cultures

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Goertz ◽  
James Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scientific Worldview ◽  
Different Cultures

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative research methods. This book demonstrates that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms, practices, and toolkits. The book identifies and discusses major differences between these two traditions that touch nearly every aspect of social science research, including design, goals, causal effects and models, concepts and measurement, data analysis, and case selection. Although focused on the differences between qualitative and quantitative research, the book also seeks to promote toleration, exchange, and learning by enabling scholars to think beyond their own culture and see an alternative scientific worldview. The book is written in an easily accessible style and features a host of real-world examples to illustrate methodological points.

The Nature of Degrowth: Theorising the Core of Nature for the Degrowth Movement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasi Heikkurinen
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Radical Reduction ◽  
Nature Experience ◽  
Matter Energy

This article investigates human–nature relations in the light of the recent call for degrowth, a radical reduction of matter–energy throughput in over-producing and over-consuming cultures. It outlines a culturally sensitive response to a (conceived) paradox where humans embedded in nature experience alienation and estrangement from it. The article finds that if nature has a core, then the experienced distance makes sense. To describe the core of nature, three temporal lenses are employed: the core of nature as ‘the past’, ‘the future’, and ‘the present’. It is proposed that while the degrowth movement should be inclusive of temporal perspectives, the lens of the present should be emphasised to balance out the prevailing romanticism and futurism in the theory and practice of degrowth.

Philosophical and Qualitative Perspectives on Assessment in Music Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
David J. Elliott ◽  
Marissa Silverman ◽  
Gary E. McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Education Evaluation ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Education Assessment ◽  
Conceptual Nature

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an introduction and overview to the aims of the Oxford Handbook of Philosophical and Qualitative Assessment in Music Education. Why philosophical and qualitative perspectives on assessment in or for music education? While there are numerous quantitative research projects that investigate assessment in or for music education, which are certainly important, they typically do not help us understand (which this volume does) the fundamental conceptual nature of and assumptions about music education assessment and music education evaluation across global contexts, which in turn shape and drive why and how students, and their actual and potential creativities, are harmfully or ethically impacted.

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