Abstract
This article describes the analysis process associated with an ethnographic study in which data were generated through interviews, observations, focus groups and hanging out techniques. The purpose of the study was tomake sense of how teacher educators’ specific technological and pedagogical practices were formed, with particular focus on the possible influence of their culture.The researcher used various analysis strategies involving the integration of a number of digital data tools (NVivo-10, Mindjet, Inspiration-8-IE, and Microsoft applications) that served different purposes at different times. The article argues that researchers should consider using an integration of different digital tools, applying them as ‘fit for purpose’ at various times during data analysis. It suggests doing this will assist researchers to seek a deeper understanding of qualitative data and manage the ‘messiness’ of analysis, while assisting with the complexity of the meaning making process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-78 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | The Maldives National Journal of Research |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Publisher 2017. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisherKeywords
- qualitative data analysis tools
- teacher educators
- fit for purpose
- digital technologies
- pedagogical practices