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English 715 Qualitative Research Methods in Composition & TESOL
Course Description ENGL 715 Qualitative Research Methods in Rhetoric and Linguistics3 cr. Involves both reading about and training in qualitative research methods such as participant observation, interviewing, coding, and analysis. Also covers dissemination of research findings. Prerequisites: ENGL 710 and ENGL 730 or ENGL 740.
Requirements (Click on a requirement to see a description) Participation 30% Research project 20%
Required Texts** *Denzin, N.K. & Lincoln, Y.S. (1998). Strategies of qualitative inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Erlandson, D.A., Edward, L.H., Skipper, B.L., & Allen, S>D> (1993). Doinf naturalistic inquiry: A guide to methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Heath, S. B. (1983). Ways with words: Language, life, and work in communities and classrooms. New York: Oxford University Press. Morgan, D.L. (1997). Focus groups, 2nd Ed. Qualitative Research Methods, Volume 16. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Rubin, H.J. & I.S. Rubin (2004). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data, Second edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Schaafsma, D. (1994). Eating in the streets: Teaching literacy in a multicultural society. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh. Yin, R.K. (2002). Case study research: Design & methods, Third edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
* This is the best overview text and a good one to begin with if you want to start reading before the course begins. If you have more time, go onto Heath's book. ** Do not buy any books for this course prior to the beginning of the course, except those noted by a single asterisk (*).
Recommended Texts Adler-Kassner, L. & Harrington, S. (2001). Questioning authority: Stories told in school. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Banks, A. & Banks, S. P. (1998). Fiction & social research: By ice or fire. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira Press Bishop, W. (1990). Something old, something new: College writing teachers and classroom change (Studies in Writing & Rhetoric). Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press. Delamont, S. & Atkinson, P. (1995). Fighting familiarity: Essays on education and ethnography. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press Ellis, C. & Flaherty, M. G. (1992). Investigation subjectivity: Research on lived experience. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Geisler, C.A. (2004). Analyzing Streams of Language: Twelve Steps to the Systematic Coding of Text, Talk, and Other Verbal Data. NY: Longman Guba, E. G. (1990). The paradigm dialog. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications Hatch, J. A. & Wisniewski, R. (1995). Life history and narrative, Qualitative studies series 1. Washington, DC: The Falmer Press Josselson, R. & Lieblich. (1993). The narrative study of lives. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications Lincoln, Y. S. & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications Merrian, S. B. (1988). Case study research in education: A qualitative approach. San Francisco: Jossey -Bass Mortensen, P. & Kirsch, G. E. (1996). Ethics & representation in qualitative studies of literacy. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English Muller, H. J. (1943). Science & criticism: The humanistic tradition in contemporary thought. New Haven: Yale University Perecman, E. & Curran, S.A. (2006). A handbook for social science field research: Essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Rubin, H. J. & Rubin, I. S. (1995). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Schaafsma, D. (1993). Eating on the street: Teaching literacy in a multicultural society. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. Schwandt, T. A. (1997). Qualitative inquiry: A dictionary of terms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Stake, R. E. (1995). The art of case study research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Stewart, D.W., Shamdasani, P.N. & Rook, D. W. (1990) Focus groups: Theory & Practice, Applied Social Research Methods, Volume 20. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Taylor, C. A. (1996) Defining science: A rhetoric of demarcation. Madison: University of Wisconsin Weller, S. C. & Romney, A. K. (1988). Systematic data collection, Qualitative research methods series 10. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications
Course schedule First week Monday Introduction to the course Discussion of Research Project & Research Proposal
What is Qualitative Research? Tuesday Denzin & Lincoln, Chapters 1-4 Wednesday Denzin & Lincoln, Chapters 5-7 Thursday An Overview of Qualitative Research Processes Rist, R. Blitzkrieg ethnography: Transformation of a methodology into a movement. Educational Researcher,9, 8-10.
Second week Monday Lazarton, A. (2000). Current trends in research methodology and statistics in applied linguistics. TESOL Quarterly, 34, 175-180.
Ethics in Research with Humans Tuesday Guest presenter: Dr. Jay Mills, Co-chair, IUP IRBPPHS Wednesday Milgram, S. (n. d.) A behavioral study of obedience. Photocopy, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Newkirk, T. (1966). Seduction and betrayal in qualitative research. In P. Mortensen & G. E. Kirsch, G. (Eds.) Ethics & representation in qualitative studies of literacy (pp. xx). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English Nichols, W. (n. d.). The Burden of Imagination: Stanley Milgram’s Obedience to Authority. Photocopy, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Pritchard, I. (2002). Travelers and trolls: Practitioner research and institutional review boards. Educational Researcher, 31(3), 3-13. Thursday http://www.iup.edu/graduate/res/index.htm One Page Description of Research Proposal Due
Third week The Nitty Gritty: How to Design It and How to Do It Monday Rubin, H.J. & I.S. Rubin (2004). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data, Second edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Tuesday Qualitative Interviewing Wednesday Yin, R.K. (2002). Case study research: Design & methods, Third edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Thursday Designing Case Study Research
Fourth week Models Monday A Wee Bit of Data Analysis Heath, S. B. (1983). Ways with words: Language, life, and work in communities and classrooms. New York: Oxford University Press. Tuesday Conferences on draft of proposal Wednesday Conferences on draft of proposal Thursday Neuman, S. B. & S, McCormick. (2002). The case for single subject experiments in literacy research. In M.L. Kamil, M.B., Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, & R. Barr (Eds.), Handbook of reading research, Volume III, (pp. 105-118). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Fifth week Monday Fiction & Social Research Alvermann, D.E. & Hruby, G.G. (2002). Fictive representation: An alternate method for reporting research. In M.L. Kamil, M.B., Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, & R. Barr (Eds.), Handbook of reading research, Volume III, (pp.260-272). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Tuesday Banks, A, (1998). Some people would say I tell lies. In A. Banks & S. Banks (Eds.), Fiction and Social Research: By Ice or Fire. Eds. Anna Banks and Stephen Banks. Walnut Creek, CA: Sage Publications, 1998: 167-177. Banks, S & A. Banks. (1998). The struggle over facts and fictions. In A. Banks & S. Banks (Eds.), Fiction and Social Research: By Ice or Fire. Eds. Anna Banks and Stephen Banks. Walnut Creek, CA: Sage Publications, 1998: 11-29. Wednesday Conferences: Research Proposal Due during conference Thursday Conferences: Research Proposal Due during conference |
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