Offers a nonparticipant observation exercise that allows students to engage in research quickly, while keeping in mind constraints created by one-semester introductory courses. Discusses the selection of observation sites and topics, ethics and policies of human-subject research, procedures for taking notes, classroom discussion of student…

A hermeneutic phenomenological methodology was used to explore the experience of eight women university students diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Two themes describing obstacles to their education - "robbed of time" and "thoughts like a rubber ball" - were identified. Discusses strategies and treatment issues and…

Interviews were conducted with 16 paraeducators providing support to students with moderate to severe disabilities in general education classrooms. Paraeducators reported numerous roles and responsibilities as well as considerable independence in decision making and program implementation despite their limited training. Implications for the use,…

Based on a qualitative study of 16 faculty of color at a private research university, this article argues that the construct of "service" cay be used to redefine oppressive structures to promote the success of racial minorities in the academy, as well as further social justice and contribute to the redefinition of the academy and the…

Qualitative methodology was used to explore how incarcerated adolescent female delinquents (N=20) described their communication behaviors in multiple contexts. Four themes emerged: (1) participant communication, (2) feelings and emotions, (3) trust, and (4) maltreatment. Implications suggest that speech-language pathologists and educators need to…

Compares the service learning experience of college students to the traditional social science technique of participant observation. Suggests that service learning allows students to test theories through personal observation in a service setting and experience the logic and practice of social research. Uses examples from the Xavier University…

Highlights the importance of and tensions surrounding trust in qualitative inquiry, examining how lessons learned from one experience problematize conventional wisdom about how fieldworkers establish and maintain trust with respondents during fieldwork and writing, and concluding that good data collection can stem from spontaneous and chaotic…

This qualitative study interviewed eight academically "at risk" African American athletes at a southeastern university with a major revenue-producing football program. Analysis suggested that the athletes' marginal academic performance was constructed in a system of interrelated practices engaged in by all the significant members of the academic…

Describes a study that investigated what uses of technology preservice teacher education students planned for their careers after using constructivist technology tools, specifically semantic networks and expert system generation, in their own course. A qualitative analysis of student essays showed positive student attitudes toward using the same…

Contends that managers who undertake action research in the course of their work would benefit from using qualitative methodology. Describes three cases in which practicing managers were supported in their wish to identify and use qualitative approaches in their research. Reflects on the potential for and problems with the wider use of qualitative…

This qualitative study was designed to gather information, using focus groups, about Asian international students' experiences with and attitudes toward African Americans, to identify the sources of these attitudes, and to discover methods that would address negative attitudes that Asian students might have towards African American students.…

Comments on researchers' efforts to develop and refine a methodology to use in a study that investigated patterns in general education teachers' integration practices (EC 618 917). The need to combine qualitative and quantitative methods in more creative ways to investigate actual practice in special education is discussed. (CR)

A qualitative case study of a declining secondary vocational program identified the following causes: community's shift to a postindustrial economy, state-mandated proficiency tests, loss of the vocational director, and teachers' and students' attitudes about students' future prospects. (SK)

Eating disorders seem to be a growing concern among college counselors and various student affairs personnel. Qualitative methods were utilized to explore the daily lived experiences of women with eating disorders. Implications are discussed for use in counseling these women. (Author/MKA)

Research on women's career adjustment typically investigates satisfaction in relation to work experiences, managing multiple roles, and occupational transitions. Researchers need to use multidimensional assessments of satisfaction and more qualitative approaches. (SK)