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Dales, Laura; Kottmann, Nora – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2023
In this paper, we introduce a project on singles' intimate practices conducted during COVID times as a case study of quantitative social research with a particular focus on qualitative reflections. We thematize the topic of self-reflexivity, which is considered an essential category in qualitative research but largely neglected in quantitative…
Descriptors: Intimacy, COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries
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Tobin, Joseph – Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2014
Most qualitative studies in international education take place in a single site in a single nation. When studies are of more than one country, they most often use more quantitative than qualitative approaches. Beatrice and John Whiting conducted the most systematic of comparative cross-cultural studies of child rearing in their "Six…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Ethnography, Video Technology, International Education
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Kasahara, Maho; Turnbull, Ann P. – Exceptional Children, 2005
This study inquired into the meaning of family-professional partnerships from the perspective of Japanese families of children with disabilities. Data were collected from 30 mothers who participated in focus groups and/or interviews in Japan. Qualitative data analysis guided identification of four themes. The study's contributions are discussed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Data Analysis, Qualitative Research
Lichtman, Merilyn; Taylor, Satomi Izumi – 1993
Issues and elements of case study research are explored and illustrated with the example of a case study of a kindergarten in a suburb of Tokyo (Japan). Case study research is a type of qualitative research that concentrates on a single unit or entity, with boundaries established by the researcher. The case is an example drawn from a larger class,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Evaluation Methods
Books, Marilyn – 1997
A discussion of in-depth interviewing as a method for research on language teaching and learning situates the technique within the continuum of research methodology and differentiates it from quantitative research methods. The strengths and weaknesses of in-depth interviewing are examined, methods of sampling are discussed, and advice on the…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection
Piquemal, Nathalie; Kouritzin, Sandra – Canadian Journal of Education, 2006
In this article, we have examined how historical events shape the research process, even when research is carefully planned and rigorously executed. Through an examination of our experiences conducting international data collection during a three-year SSHRC funded period in which the War on Terrorism and the War in Iraq began, we suggest that…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Influences, Reliability