analyzing qualitative studies

Read the following qualitative research study attached here: 

Principals’ Approaches to Cultivating Teacher Effectiveness: Constraints and Opportunities in Hiring, Assigning, Evaluating, and Developing Teachers

Morgaen L. Donaldson 

One of the single-most important jobs of any HR department is the hiring of teachers. Donaldson’s study presented findings based on interviews with 30 principals.

Research Questions

 

The study intended to examine teacher workforce development—teacher hiring, assignment, supervision, evaluation, and professional development. 

1. What constraints do principals report affected the ways in which they carried out these tasks?

2. Do the ways in which principals carried out hiring, assignment, evaluation, and professional development differ by context (e.g., state policy context, district urbanicity, school size, charter status)?

Your Activity

Based on the data from the article and a review of the investigator's interview questions, write up your thoughts.

Theme	Analysis: Key Ideas	Discussion: What They Mean	Other Insights/Thoughts
Improving Teacher Quality
Teacher Hiring
Teacher Assignments
Teacher Induction
Teacher Evaluation
Teacher Professional Development
Other Themes