Part 3: Journey of the Process Scary but Necessary!

Level 1 Process:Step 1 &2

Data:
a. Learn different dimension of the learning, in different phases
b. Could possibly reveal, emergent you might not know what you could find?

Level 2:
As a group, look at all the impressions and group into coherent categories and then sub-categorize it. It is labor intensive (involves brainstorming, categorize data

What are the themes and sub-themes?

1. Collabrative learning - peer and lecturer
2. Students taking responsibility- generating different solutions, identifying problems
4. Stimulation of interest- in class, beyond classroom

* Note that it is a continuing process and group notes and comments. Look at what the participants say or do.


Level 2:Step 2:Constant Comparative Analysis
1. Looking at data, exchanging, making comparison to merge data.
2. Themes evolve as you go along, data emerges.
3. Name categories, schemes can be suggested (can do member check to ensure vigor of data-in lay terms check when you do transcribing is it what the subjects really did say that!)
4. Must reflect purpose of research
5. Has to be mutually exclusive

* Analysis should be continous and constant not at the very end.Remember that CHERYL!

#Once no new ideas are present, saturation occurs.

Writing Descriptions

Capturing patterns, themes, intuitive process, concepts indicated by data


We need to go back to themes and sub-themes;


(Name, page number of interview,date of data,status update/wall post/comment/new post)- helps to identify the data

Representation of findings:Constructing Narratives
1. Identify dialogue that support themes
2. Collection of quotes
3.Identify tension and contradictions in individual experiences

Phew..lot more to go!

Nvivo software-check it out for qualitative data