Note-taking for Research on Games and Simulations with Jan Plass Barab, S. A. (2014). Design-based research: a methodological toolkit for engineering change. In K. Sawyer (ed.) Handbook of the Learning Sciences, Vol 2, (pp. 233-270), Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. Design-based research (DBR) is a subject close to my heart, because it was the basis …
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Examining the Assumptions Underpinning Interpretive Inquiry
Note-taking for Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry with Colleen Larson Willis, J.W., (2007) Foundations of Qualitative Research, Sage, chapters 5-6. Postpositivist social science research involves six steps: Find an idea to research. The idea can come from anywhere, including your experience or whatever qualitative data. Develop or select a theory. It can be a nineteenth century …
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The role of culture in interpretive inquiry
Note-taking for Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry with Colleen Larson Geertz, C. “Thick description: Toward an interpretive theory of culture.” In The Interpretation Of Cultures. New York: Basic Books, pp. 3-30, 1973