Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya For Educational Psychology Colloquium Madonna re-invented! Can that be a qualitative framework? Application of theoretical frameworks in qualitative research. Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya Educational Research For Educational Psychology Colloquium October 6, 2006
Express your reaction to the various representations of Madonna in a Madonna Over the Years Express your reaction to the various representations of Madonna in a physical manner, as if you are a human sculpture. Have fun, be creative! Anything goes!
Iterative process of qualitative inquiry Epistemology, Theory, Methodology, & Methods Epistemology Theory Iterative process of qualitative inquiry Representation Methodology Analysis
Terrain of Qualitative Research Purpose of Qualitative Research Understand Emancipate Deconstruct Interpretive Naturalistic Constructivist Phenomenological Hermeneutic Critical Feminist Praxis-oriented Educative Freirian participatory action research Gay & Lesbian Theories Poststructural Postmodern Post-paradigmatic Diaspora Postcolonial Terrain of Qualitative Research Portions modified from Lather, P. (1991), Getting Smart. Routledge: NY
Understanding Various Paradigms Positivist Interpretivist Critical Theory Deconstructivist Reality is object and “found” Truth is one. Discourse is structured and transparent, reflecting reality. What is true? What can we know? Knowing the world Reality is subjective and constructed Truth is many Discourse is dialogic and creates reality What is heuristic? What can we understand? Reality is subjective and constructed on the basis of issues of power Truth is many, and constitutes a system of socio-political power Discourse is embedded in (and controlled by) rhetorical and political purpose What is just? What can we do? Changing the world. Reality is ultimately unknowable; attempts to understand reality subvert themselves “Truths” are socially constructed systems of signs which contain the seeds of their contradiction. Contingent, deferred meanings What constitutes truth? Critiquing the world.
Complete the following… If this research paradigm were a Food item, it would be…. Television show, it would be…. Sport, it would be… Celebrated figure, it would be… Drink, it would be… Movie, it would be…
Alignment How do I view the world? Reality? Truth? Knowledge? Rationality? What matters to me most? Why does it matter? The purpose of my research study is Research questions Theoretical framework Research design Data collection methods Data analysis Data representation EDPR 7/8561 EDPR 8562
Concluding Thoughts What are you walking away with today? Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya Website: http://www.kakali.org Click on Course Resources on the left for course related information