Order 1000587: Part 2: The Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data

     

     

       

                     

                                                                                           

         

                                             

                                                                       

             

                                                       

                                                               

                                     

                                                                                     

                                                                       

Halfway Point

Halfway Point Program Transcript

ANNIE  PEZALLA: Hello again, and congratulations  on making it this  far  in the course. You're about halfway  through qualitative reasoning and analysis. And now is  a good time to stop, to pause, to take a deep breath, and to take stock  of where you've been in the course, where you are right now, and where you're going for  the rest of the time in this  course, and perhaps  even beyond.

ANNIE  PEZALLA: So thus  far  in the course, you've been socialized more into this  new language of qualitative research, and learning more about the rules  of this  new playing field. You've also been asked to make sense of phenomena in terms  of the meanings   people bring to them. And that's really  the heart of qualitative research. And we've asked you to begin to really  develop your  ideas, your  own personal research interests, in terms  of a qualitative research inquiry.

ANNIE  PEZALLA: So now, at this  point in time in the course, we're going to ask  you to turn to qualitative data collection, analysis, and interpretation. You'll do that by using the scholars  of change videos, the transcripts, and the interview data that you've collected from  one of your  colleagues. So using all that qualitative data, we'll ask  you now to start practicing those skills  of data analysis.

ANNIE  PEZALLA: Thus  far  also in the course, the discussions  have focused pretty   heavily  on some of these new textbook  concepts. From  here on out though, the discussions  are going to be a bit different. We'll ask  you to use these discussions  in a much more flexible way. To check in with your  faculty  member  and ask  him  or  her  how you're doing, and to collaborate with your  colleagues, share your  struggles, share your   insights, and to use that collaborative effort moving forward.

ANNIE  PEZALLA: Also, be sure to take advantage of the resources  outside this   classroom, particularly  within the Center  for  Research Quality, and the Doctoral Capstone Resources  Webpage. We thank  you, and we wish you luck, on the rest of your  time in this  course, and onward.

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