AN EXPLORATION OF THE METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF A PROPOSED QUALITATIVE STUDY

AN EXPLORATION OF THE METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF A PROPOSED QUALITATIVE STUDY
Introduction
Ronald Chenail observed that, “Research projects, especially qualitative ones, can become muddled … because when the richness of our curiosities meets the richness of qualitative data, researchers can become overwhelmed with the choices they have to make”. (Chenail, 1997)
The purpose of this paper is to explore the methodological aspects of a proposed Honours thesis. Through this process, I aim to create something akin to a “flight plan” to help me navigate my way through the next few months of data capture and analysis without getting “lost … in and amongst that vast region located somewhere between the literature, the field and [myself]”. (Chenail, 1997)
Focus of the study
Meeting Vygotsky
I entered my teaching career not long ago in much the same way as all beginning teachers – full of noble ideas of changing young lives, envisaging the meaningful discussion that would ...