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Getting Started in Qualitative Physics Education Research
written by Valerie K. Otero and Danielle B. Harlow
published by the American Association of Physics Teachers
edited by Charles R. Henderson and Kathleen A. Harper
In this article, we introduce strategies and procedures for collecting and analyzing qualitative data and discuss other aspects of qualitative research such as the role of theory. There are multiple traditions of qualitative research, each with its own methods and terminology. Here, we provide a generic approach to qualitative research that is consistent with most qualitative research traditions. This article consists of nine sections: 1) Introduction, 2) Research Questions and Study Design, 3) Collecting Data, 4) Processing Data, 5) Coding and Analyzing Data, 6) Multiple Representations and Making Inferences, 7) Theoretical perspectives, 8) An Illustration of the Research Process and 9) Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research. Throughout this article, strategies and examples are provided to help researchers that are both new and veterans to Physics Education Research (PER) to get started in qualitative PER.
Reviews in PER: Volume 2, Issue 1
Book Title: Getting Started in PER
Series Name:  Reviews in PER
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Education Foundations
- Research Design & Methodology
= Data
= Validity
- Graduate/Professional
- Professional Development
- Reference Material
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© 2009 Valerie Otero and Danielle Harlow
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coding, inductive analysis, qualitative data, qualitative research, research questions
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V. Otero and D. Harlow, , in Getting Started in PER, edited by C. Henderson and K. Harper, (American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, 2009), Vol. 2, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9122&DocID=1218).
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V. Otero and D. Harlow, Getting Started in Qualitative Physics Education Research, in Getting Started in PER, edited by C. Henderson and K. Harper, (American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, 2009), Vol. 2, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9122&DocID=1218>.
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Otero, V., & Harlow, D. (2009). Getting Started in Qualitative Physics Education Research. In Henderson, C., & Harper, K. (Eds.), Getting Started in PER (1, 2). College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9122&DocID=1218
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Otero, Valerie, and Danielle Harlow. "Getting Started in Qualitative Physics Education Research." In Getting Started in PER. 1 ed. Edited by Charles Henderson, and Kathleen Harper. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2009. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9122&DocID=1218 (accessed 19 March 2024).
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Otero, Valerie, and Danielle Harlow. "Getting Started in Qualitative Physics Education Research." Getting Started in PER. Eds. Henderson, Charles, and Kathleen Harper. 1 ed. Vol. 2. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2009. 10 June 2009. 19 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9122&DocID=1218>.
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