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Agnes Bosanquet – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2024
This case study presents two qualitative feminist research approaches to investigate lived experiences of early-career academics: autoethnography and collective narrative inquiry. Autoethnography tells a story from the researcher's perspective, whereas collective narrative inquiry challenges researcher objectivity and presents multiple participant…
Descriptors: Feminism, Ethnography, Autobiographies, Research Methodology
Abul Pitre; Jasmine Williams; Jocelyn Smith-Gray; Doñela Wright – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic caused qualitative researchers to use virtual platforms more extensively than they had done in the past. This case study discusses how doctoral students who were completing their dissertations used the Zoom platform to conduct research that focused on social justice issues in education. It provides a historical backdrop of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Research Methodology, Personal Narratives, COVID-19
Eva Mikuska – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
The aim of this case study is to highlight the importance of piloting or pre-testing the research design (in this case, semi-structured interviews and narratives). Most textbooks offer minimal guidance about pre-testing the research design, and published reports rarely report whether the research was piloted and, if so, what were the results.…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Research Methodology, Personal Narratives, Pilot Projects
Janet C. Richards – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
In this study, 11 doctoral students and I as the course instructor employed a narrative framework to uncover our perceived truths about our experiences as we interacted, studied, pondered, and journeyed through a qualitative research methods course. Data were my chronologically ordered notes documenting my thinking and perceptions about my…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Doctoral Students
Maja Jankowska – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
In 2007, I embarked on a PhD study to explore diverse students' experiences, representations and understandings of personal development and personal development planning at one British university. The timing of this project was critical because universities were charged with a responsibility to provide opportunities for students to engage with…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Personal Narratives, Research Methodology, Social Environment
Damian Spiteri – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This case presents an analysis of the main methodological issues underlying the research presented in an article on citizenship education published in the journal "Theory and Research in Education." The article presented a retrospective analysis of the impact of being in residential care at a Roman Catholic home for boys in Malta and was…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Catholics, Citizenship, Educational Objectives