Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methodologies in Research on Teachers’ Lives, Work, and Effectiveness: From Integration to Synergy  

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Day, Christopher ; Sammons, Pam ; Gu, Qing

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Educational Researcher vol. 37 no. 6 (Aug. 2008), page 330-342.
Topik: commitment; integration and synergy; mixed methods; professional life phase; teacher effectiveness
Fulltext: 330.pdf (505.21KB)

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The authors of this article discuss how a mixed-methods research team designed and conducted a 4-year study (Variations in Teachers’ Work and Lives and Their Effects on Pupils) that tracked 300 teachers in 100 schools in England over a 3-year fieldwork period. The authors discuss processes that led to new knowledge. Although mixed methods are becoming more popular, few published accounts describe in detail how researchers have moved beyond the use and integration of mixed methods to arrive at more synergistic understandings. The advantage of synergistic approaches is their consideration and combination of a greater range of data, resulting in more nuanced, authentic accounts and explanations of complex realities.

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