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ERIC Number: EJ1370597
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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