ERIC Number: EJ1370597
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1358-684X
EISSN: EISSN-1469-3585
Student 'Characters' in Qualitative Research
Hunt, Rosie
Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, v29 n4 p335-350 2022
Qualitative practitioner research undertaken by teachers in schools is a vital means of developing pedagogy and practice, one that is under-valued in today's educational climate. This essay explores representations of students in qualitative studies, which, I argue, necessarily transform student participants into 'characters' within the practitioner-researcher's written narrative. Through exploration of an excerpt of student interview data, I highlight the importance of open, respectful interpretation of students' words which maintains an awareness of the practitioner-researcher's subjective position. This includes the need to disrupt reductive narratives of 'hero' teachers and 'victim' students which deprive young people of agency and respect. I suggest that such considerations of representation are relevant to teachers' day-to-day practice in schools.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Teacher Student Relationship, Qualitative Research, English Teachers, Teacher Researchers, Student Attitudes, Victims, English Instruction, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, English Literature, Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Personal Narratives, Group Discussion
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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