ERIC Number: EJ831651
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1558-6898
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Closed and Open-Ended Question Tools in a Telephone Survey about "The Good Teacher": An Example of a Mixed Method Study
Arnon, Sara; Reichel, Nirit
Journal of Mixed Methods Research, v3 n2 p172-196 2009
Combining diverse methods in a single study raises a problem: What should be done when the findings of one method of investigation conflict with those of another? We illustrate this problem using an example in which three study phases--quantitative, qualitative, and intervention--were applied. The findings coming from the quantitative phase did not fit those coming from the qualitative phase; there were discrepancies within the qualitative phase itself, and the findings coming from single-case evaluations of the intervention using standardized scales did not fit the findings derived from self-made scales. We explain these inconsistencies by way of the complementary approach: conflicting findings should be integrated, and consistency is restored by admitting complexity in the phenomenon under investigation. (Contains 3 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Intervention, Telephone Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Qualitative Research, Evaluation Methods, Methods Research, Research Problems, Statistical Analysis, Questioning Techniques, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Research Methodology, Best Practices, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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