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Hodkinson, Phil; Macleod, Flora – British Educational Research Journal, 2010
This paper analyses the conceptual significance of different methods of researching learning. Based largely upon our own experiences, we briefly compare the use of mini-ethnography, life history, cross-sectional surveys and existing panel survey data. We argue that there are strong affinities between each of these methods and significantly…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Ethnography, Biographies, Constructivism (Learning)
Young, E. Beverly – ProQuest LLC, 2010
There are two dimensions of positioning: self-identity (reflexive) and, events and interaction between people (discursive). Positioning may become socially restrictive when disruptive discursive episodes have a negative impact on individual self-identity. An interpretive biographical study of 11 participants in a transitional residency (temporary…
Descriptors: Socialization, Social Cognition, Social Networks, Teaching Methods