Ashand University

Doctor of Educational Leadership

Course Outline

Course Number: ED 9821 Spring 2008

Course Title: Qualitative Inquiry

Credit Hours: 4

Course Description:

This is a course designed to acquaint students with qualitative research methodology and qualitative research design. Students will be introduced to the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research, with a focus on anthropological and sociological antecedents of such inquiry. The assumptions of qualitative research, as well as ethical concerns will be discussed. Document analysis, content analysis, interviewing, observation, unobtrusive data collection, site selection, building rapport, collecting field notes, data management, and techniques of writing narrative case studies will be themes of the course. A mini study will be conducted utilizing data collection, analysis, writing, and receiving feedback.

Expected Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students:

1. will be prepared to conduct ethnographic and other qualitative research in schools.

2. will have conducted at least one mini study.

3. will be able to structure narrative from field notes.

4. will understand the utility of quantitative techniques in the analysis of qualitative data.

5. will have an idea of the richness and texture of the literature utilizing qualitative techniques.

6. will examine the process of program evaluation and selected case studies.

7. will be aware of the philosophical roots of qualitative data gathering.

8. will be aware of ethical issues related to qualitative inquiry.

9. will be able to conduct their own studies utilizing qualitative techniques.

The first part of the course is concerned with problem conception, proposal development, and field data collection. The second section concentrates on the analysis of field data, and the final section is concerned with reporting the study as a formal technical report with an oral presentation. Throughout the data collection phase, students see examples of research studies and present their own work in progress for assessment. They display their field data after the first third of the course for evaluation by other students and the teacher. The display of the data makes the student accountable to others in the class, and this accountability raises student production of quantity, quality, and organization of field data to a higher level than would otherwise be the case.

Instructional Approaches:

Simulation, field-based inquiry, technology (database analysis, software, video cases, audio field notes), small group work, large group work, narrative writing, lecture, site observation, field trip

Required Text(s):

These are required for Ed 9821:

Corwin, M. (2001). And still they rise. New York: HarperCollins.

Creswell, J. W. (2008). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. (2^nd Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Jones, M.O. (1996). Studying organizational symbolism. Qualitative Research Methods Series 39. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Hatch, J. A. (2003). Doing qualitative research in educational settings. New York: Syracuse University Press.

Lawrence-Lightfoot, S. (1985). The good high school. New York: Basic Books.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5^th Edition). (2001).

Seidman, I. (2006). Qualitative interviewing, 2^nd Ed. New York: Teachers College Press.

Weiss, R. S. (1994). Learning from strangers: The art and method of qualitative interview studies. New York: The Free Press.

Other: These are single studies that are book length, FYI.

Beach, L. (2003). Tall poppies: Personality characteristics of gifted high school students. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Bensman, D. (2000). Central Park East and its gaduates: "Learning by heart." New York: Teachers College Press.

Chambliss, L. L. (2004). Saving a school at-risk: A case study of the Care Team. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Holland, E. S. (2003). Exploring the myth of property tax abatements: An alsyis of the financial effects on a school district. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Ifedi, R. (2007). Lived contradictions: The experiences of African-born female faculty in the United States. A phenomenological study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Johnson, G. (2007). Chalkboards, coal dust, and the courts: The impact of the Derolph case on one local district. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Lather, P., & Smithies, C. (1997). Troubling the angels: Women living with HIV/AIDS. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Lipman, P. (1998). Race, class, and power in school restructuring. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

McCaudy, T. M. (2004). Lost at school: A followup study of former gang members. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Moore, B. (2007). The emotional intelligence coaching of school administrators: A comparative case study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Nespor, J. (1996). Tangled up in school: Politics, space, bodies, and signs in the educational process. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Paull, M. J. (2003). An ethnographic case study of hiring Indian teachers in an urban, American high school. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Thompson, T. L., III. (2006). African American leadership: Understanding historical paradigms for community empowerment. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Ashland University, Ashland, OH.

Wells, M. C. (1998). Literacies lost: When students move from a progressive middle school to a traditional high school. New York: Teachers College Press.

Suggested:

C Membership in American Educational Research Association. Student membership —$25.00 (Includes Educational Researcher and other journals.) See attached membership form.

C Signing on to list serve on qualitative research.. See p. 11, this syllabus.

Supplies:

Tape recorder for interviews. I-Pods work very well.

Notebook for field notes.

Suggested Bibliography

Anderson, G. L., Herr, K., & Nihlen, A. S. (1994). Studying your own school : An educator's guide to qualitative practitioner research. Thousand Oaks, CA. : Corwin Press.

Atkinson, P. (1992). Understanding ethnographic texts. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Atkinson, T., & Claxton, G. (Eds.) (2000). The intuitive practitioner: On the value of not always knowing what one is doing .Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.

Bensman, D. (2000). Central Park East and its graduates: "Learning by heart" -- New York: Teachers College Press.

Bodgan, R. D. & Biklen, S. K. (1992). (2nd Ed.). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to theory and methods. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Bloor, M., Thomas, M., & Robson, K. (2000). Focus groups in social research (Series: Introducing Qualitative Methods series) London: Sage Publications.

Cohen, R. M. (1991). A lifetime of teaching: Portraits of five veteran high school teachers. New York: Teachers College Press.

Creswell, J. W. (1994). Research design : Qualitative & quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications.

Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design : Choosing among five traditions . Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications.

Crossley, M., & Vulliamy, G. (1997). Qualitative educational research in developing countries : Current perspectives. New York: Garland.

Datta, L. (1990). Case study evaluations. Washington, DC: General Accounting Office.

Davey, L. (1991). The application of case study evaluations. ERIC/TM Digest. ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED338706.

De Laine, M. (2000). Fieldwork, participation and practice: Ethics and dilemmas in qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Denzin, N. K. (1989). Interpretive biography. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage.

Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S., & (Eds.)(1994). Handbook of qualitative research. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications.

Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.). (1998). The landscape of qualitative research: Theories and issues. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers.

Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.). (1998). Collecting and interpreting qualitative materials. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers.

Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.). (1998). Strategies of qualitative inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Dobbert, M. L. (1982). Ethnographic research: Theory and application for modern schools and societies. New York: Praeger.

Eisner, E. W., & Peshkin, A. (Eds.). (1990). Qualitative inquiry in education: The continuing debate. New York: Teachers College Press.

Eisner, E. (1998). The enlightened eye: Qualitative inquiry and the enhancement of educational practice. Columbus, OH: Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Emerson,R. M., Fretz. R. I., & Shaw, L. L. (1995). Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Flinders, D. J. & Mills, G. E. (Eds.). (1993). Theory and concepts in qualitative research: Perspectives from the field. New York: Teachers College Press.

Fordham, S. (1995). Blacked out: Dilemmas of race, identity, and success at Capitol High. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Gaskell, G., & Bauer, M. (2000). Qualitative researching with text, image and sound : A practical handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Ginsberg, M. B. (Ed.). (1995). The politics of educators' work and lives. New York: Garland Publishing.

Giroux, H. A. (1997). Pedagogy and the politics of hope: Theory, culture, and schooling. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Gitlin, A. (1992). Teachers' voices for school change: An introduction to educative research. New York: Teachers College Press.

Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory; strategies for qualitative research. Chicago: Aldine Pub. Co.

Glesne, C., & Peshkin, A. (1992). Becoming qualitative researchers. White Plains, NY: Longman.

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Grant, C. A., & Sleeter, C. E. (1986). After the school bell rings. Philadelphia: The Falmer Press.

Grant, G. (1988). The world we created at Hamilton High. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Guba, E. G., & Lincoln, Y. S. (1989). Fourth generation evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Hatch, A. (Ed.). (1995). Qualitative research in early childhood settings. Westport, Conn. : Praeger.

Hill, M. R. (1993). Archival strategies and techniques. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Jackson, P.W. (1990). Life in classrooms. New York: Teachers College Press.

Johnson, J. C. (1990). Selecting ethnographic informants. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications.

Johnson, S. M. (1990). Teachers at work: Achieving success in our schools. New York: Basic Books.

Kincheloe, J. L. (1991). Teachers as researchers : Qualitative inquiry as a path to empowerment. Philadelphia : Falmer Press.

Krueger, R.A., & Casey, M. A. (2000). Focus groups. A practical guide for applied

research (3rd. Edition). London: Sage.

Kvale, S. (1996). Interviews: An introduction to qualitative research interviewing. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Lancy, D. F. (1993). Qualitative research in education : An introduction to the major traditions. New York : Longman.

Lather, P. (1986). Research as praxis. Harvard Educational Review, 56 (3), 257-277.

Lawrence-Lightfoot, S. (1983). The good high school. New York: Basic.

Lawrence-Lightfoot, S., & Hoffmann Davis, J. (1998). The art and science of portraiture. San

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Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

LeCompte, M. D., Millroy, W. L. & Preissle, J. (Eds.). (1992). Handbook of qualitative research in education. San Diego: Academic Press.

LeCompte, M. D., Preissle, J., & Tesch, R. (1993). Ethnography and qualitative design in educational research. San Diego: Academic Press.

Lee, R. M. (2000). Unobtrusive methods in social research. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Linn, R. & Erickson, F. (1990). Quantitative methods and qualitative methods. New York: Macmillan.

Lofland, J. (1971). Analyzing social settings; A guide to qualitative observation and analysis. Belmont, CA:: Wadsworth Pub. Co.

Loudon, W. (1991). Understanding teaching: Continuity and change in teachers' knowledge. New York: Teachers College Press.

Mann, C., & Stewart, F. (2000). Internet communication and qualitative research: A handbook for researching online. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Marshall, C.,& Rossman, G. B. (1999). Designing qualitative research, 3^rd Ed. . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Mason, J. (1997). Qualitative researching. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Maxwell, J. A., (1996). Qualitative research design : An interactive approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Meloy, J. M. (1994). Writing the qualitative dissertation : Understanding by doing. Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates.

Merriam, S. B. (1998). Qualitative research and case study applications in education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Mertens, D. M. (1998). Research methods in education and psychology : Integrating diversity with quantitative & qualitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications,

Miles, M., & Huberman, A.M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: A sourcebook of new methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Morgan, D. L. (1988). Focus groups as qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA. : Sage Publications.

Noblit, G. W., & Dempsey, V. O. (1996). The social construction of virtue: The moral life of schools. Syracuse, NY: SUNY Press.

Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative evaluation and research methods. (3rd. Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA:

Powney, J,. & Watts, M. (1987). Interviewing in educational research. New York: Routledge.

Reichardt, S., & Rallis, S. F. (Eds.). (1994). The qualitative-quantitative debate : New perspectives . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1994.

Reissman, C. K. (1993). Narrative analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Renzetti, C. M., & Lee, R. M. (Eds.). (1993). Researching sensitive topics. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications.

Ribbens, J., & Edwards, R. (1997). Feminist dilemmas in qualitative research: Public knowledge and private lives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Roberts, H. (Ed.). (1981). Doing feminist research. London: Routledge.

Rose, S. G. (2000). Visual methodologies. An introduction to interpreting visual objects.

London: Sage.

Rubin, H. J. (1995). Qualitative interviewing : The art of hearing data . Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publication.

Searle, C. (2000). None but our words. Critical literacy in classroom and community Buckingham: Open University Press.

Seidman, I.E. (1998). Interviewing as qualitative research: A guide for researchers in education and the social sciences. New York: Teachers College Press.

Sherman, R. R., & Webb, R. B. (Eds.) (1988). Qualitative research in education:: Focus and methods. London ; New York : Falmer Press.

Silverman, D. (1993). Interpreting qualitative data : Methods for analyzing talk, text and interaction. London: Sage.

Spindler, G. (Ed.). (1982). Doing the ethnography of schooling. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.

Spindler, G., & Spindler, L. (Eds.). (1987). Interpretive ethnography of education at home and abroad. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Stake, R. E. (1995). The art of case study research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Strauss, A. L. & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques, 2^nd Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Tierney, W. G. (Ed.). (1990). Assessing academic climates and cultures. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass.

Tierney, W.G., & Lincoln, Y.S. (1994). Teaching qualitative methods in higher education. The Review of Higher Education, 17 (2), 107-124.

Thomas, J. (1993). Doing critical ethnography. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications.

Travers, M. (2001). Qualitative research through case studies (Series: Introducing Qualitative Methods series). London: Sage.

Valdes, G. (1996). Con respeto : Bridging the distances between culturally diverse families and schools : An ethnographic portrait. New York : Teachers College Press.

VanMaanen, J. (1988). Tales of the field. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Weitzman, E. A., & Miles, M. B. (1995). Computer programs for qualitative data analysis: A software sourcebook. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications.

Wengle, J. L. (1988). Ethnographers in the field. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press.

Whyte, W. F. (1984). Learning from the field: A guide from experience. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Witherell, C., & Noddings, N. (1991). Stories lives tell: Narrative and dialogue in education. New York: Teachers College Press.

Wittrock, M. E., Clark, C.M. & Peterson, L. (1990). Students' thought processes and teachers' thought processes. New York: Macmillan.

Wolcott, Harry F. (1990). Writing up qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications.

Wolcott, H. F. (1994). Transforming qualitative data : Description, analysis, and interpretation. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications.

Woods, P. (1999). Successful writing for qualitative researchers. London: Taylor and Francis.

Selected Journals That Publish Qualitative Studies:

American Educational Research Journal

Educational Researcher

Educational Theory

Harvard Educational Review

Journal for Curriculum Theorizing

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education : QSE.

Qualitative Inquiry

Teachers College Record

Electronic Journals

1.Electronic Journal of Sociology (EJS)

2.The Qualitative Report. Edited by Ron Chenail (Email: ron@nsu.acast.nova.edu) Nova Southeastern University . www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/index.html

3.Action Research Electronic Reader. Edited by Ian Hughes (Email: I.Hughes@cchs.su.edu.au), University of Sidney

Selected Qualitative Research Discussion List

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