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Making sense of ‘pure' phenomenography in information and communication technology in education

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dc.creator Graham Alsop
dc.creator Chris Tompsett
dc.date 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-12T11:19:07Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-12T11:19:07Z
dc.identifier 10.3402/rlt.v14i3.10966
dc.identifier 2156-7069
dc.identifier 2156-7077
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/995455c5d60d45be813af1ecc8cbdea1
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27373
dc.description Research in information and communication technology in education places an increasing emphasis on the use of qualitative analysis (QA). A considerable number of approaches to QA can be adopted, but it is not always clear that researchers recognize either the differences between these approaches or the principles that underlie them. Phenomenography is often identified by researchers as the approach they have used, but little evidence is presented to allow anyone else to assess the objectivity of the results produced. This paper attempts to redress the balance. A small-scale evaluation was designed and conducted according to ‘pure' phenomenographic principles and guidelines. This study was then critiqued within the wider context of QA in general. The conclusion is that pure phenomenography has some procedural weaknesses, as well as some methodological limitations regarding the scope of the outcomes. The procedural weaknesses can be resolved by taking account of good practice in QA. The methodological issues are more serious and reduce the value of this approach for research in collaborative learning environments.
dc.language English
dc.relation http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10966
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Research in Learning Technology, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2006)
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Making sense of ‘pure' phenomenography in information and communication technology in education
dc.type article


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