Research design and methods of data collection and analysis: researching students' conceptions in a multiple-method case study

Author: Nick Hopwood

Source: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Volume 28, Number 2, July 2004 , pp. 347-353(7)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Three techniques were used in a multiple-method case study to explore students' conceptions of geography within a qualitative framework, employing aspects of phenomenology, ethnography and grounded theory. The context of the research is briefly outlined, and then the methodological framework and nature of the data yielded are discussed in more detail. Aspects of analytical procedures are considered as are strengths and weaknesses of the research design, with an emphasis on triangulation and arriving at valid and reliable interpretations relating to the complex area of students' conceptions. A summative checklist relating to multiple-method design in similar contexts is provided.

Keywords: Design; qualitative methods; data collection; triangulation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309826042000242558

Affiliations: 1: University of Oxford Department of Educational Studies UK

Publication date: 2004-07-01

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