Qualitative research and evaluation methods (third edition)

By P. Devitt. 2003

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Pre-service teacher beliefs about language learning: The second language acquisition course as an agent for change (2010, methodology): “4 Data collection and analysis A phenomenological approach (Patton, 2002), which involves a description of the experience for the whole group as well as the experiences of representative group members in order to present a synthesis of the phenomenon (in this case, teacher beliefs), was used”
Realism as a Stance for Mixed Methods Research (2010, background): “In response, methodological pragmatists (e.g., Patton, 2001; Reichardt & Cook, 1979; Tashakkori & Teddlie, 1998) have claimed that these philosophical disagreements are not fundamental, and that research methods are not intrinsically linked to specific philosophical positions.”
Athlete or Sex Symbol: What Boys Think of Media Representations of Female Athletes (2011, background): “Patton (2002) summed up the value of open-ended questions is to enable the researcher to understand and capture the points of view of other people without predetermining those points of view through prior selection of questionnaire categories” (p. 21).”