ASSIGNMENT HMEF5103

MAY SEMESTER 2014

HMEF5103 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT 1 (50%)
OBECTIVE!
The objective of this assignment is to enabe !o" to a##! !o"$ s%is fo$ &ata coection "sing
seve$a '"aitative $esea$ch techni'"es(
INSTRUCTIONS!
)o" a$e $e'"i$e& to com#ete a T"O *+, #a$ts of the assignment(
QUESTION!
The$e has been a g$o-ing inte$est in -hat motivates #eo#e to choose teaching as a ca$ee$(
Acco$&ing to .att an& /icha$&son *+000, $esea$ch on teache$ motivation is im#o$tant
#a$tic"a$! in co"nt$ies -he$e iss"es s"ch as teache$ $etention an& '"ait! have become majo$
conce$ns(
)o" a$e $e'"i$e& to con&"ct $esea$ch on the to#ic 1.hat motivates #eo#e to choose teaching
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#ART 1! D$%$ C&''()%*&+
In this #a$t of the assignment4 !o" -i coect '"aitative &ata b! con&"cting inte$vie-s an&
coecting &oc"ments $eate& to the to#ic 1.hat motivates #eo#e to choose teaching as a
ca$ee$23
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I&entif! an& inte$vie- th$ee *3, $es#on&ents "sing the to#ic above as a g"i&e( Each
inte$vie- sho"& ast an ho"$(
A"&io o$ vi&eo $eco$& a inte$vie-s(
T$ansc$ibe a inte$vie-s in ve$batim4 #a!ing hee& to #a"ses4 inte$jections an& t"$n5
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/ea& an& coect th$ee *3, &oc"ments that ma! #$ovi&e confi$mato$! evi&ence of the
info$mation obtaine& f$om the inte$vie-s4 as -e as those that -i give !o" in5&e#th
"n&e$stan&ing of -hat motivates #eo#e to choose teaching as a ca$ee$(
#ART 2! G(+(.$%*+3 T4(2$%*) F.$2(0&.5 $+, C&,*+3
In this #a$t of the assignment4 !o" -i ana!se the '"aitative &ata that !o" coecte& in 6a$t 1(
7se a t-o5ste# #$oce&"$e to ana!se !o"$ &ata(
Step 1: Familiarising yourself with data collected (interview transcripts and audio and/or video
recording of the interview, and documents)
)o" can &o so b! $ea&ing the inte$vie- t$ansc$i#ts4 istening to the a"&io an&8o$ -atching
the vi&eo $eco$&ing of the inte$vie- an& going th$o"gh the coecte& &oc"ments( This
#$ocess -i enabe !o" to be a-a$e of %e! iss"es4 i&eas an& $ec"$$ent themes
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Step 2: Generating thematic framewor and coding
9e! iss"es4 i&eas o$ conce#ts4 an& themes -hich eme$ge f$om the famiia$i:ation stage
*in Ste# 1, a$e $efe$$e& to as ;eme$gent themes<( Ma%e a ist of the $ec"$$ent themes an&
the s"bthemes4 an& ho- the! ma! be s"bstantiate& b! the &ata coecte&(
Assign co&es o$ abes to these themes -hich a$e $eevant to the $esea$ch objective(
6$esent the themes an& s"bthemes in some fo$m of f$ame-o$%4 "sing a &iag$am if
necessa$!(
Note= This #$ocess is simia$ to a fiing s!stem( At this #oint in time !o" ma! -ish to $ea&
o$ coect ne- &oc"ments to s"##o$t !o"$ inte$vie- &ata(
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&esc$ibe choice of &oc"ments seecte&(
Gene$ating Eme$gent Themes an& ?o&ing
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&esc$ibe ho- themes -e$e &e$ive&
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