Research Analysis 6 of 7

Read the narrative research study by Chan (2010) about the ethnic identity of Chinese Canadian students at the end of Chapter 15. Analyze the article, and answer the following questions:

1. Why would Chan study the experiences of one Chinese immigrant student in this narrative study?

1. Reflexivity or self-disclosure by the researcher is part of all good qualitative research, including narrative studies. How did Chan disclose her position and experiences in this study?

• The author discussed her background as a Chinese-American.
• The author briefly mentions her participation in the Canadian school.
• The author intentionally distanced herself from the participant in the study.
• The author discussed her role in making an interpretation of events

Examine the sample ethnographic study by Swidler (2000) on recitation in a rural school presented at the end of Chapter 14 and then answer the following questions:

1. Look at the purpose statement identified in the abstract. It reads:

“This ethnographic case study describes one Nebraska teacher’s response to the multiage conditions of this naturally small institution in her use of ‘recitation” lessons.”

What is the culture-sharing group that this researcher is exploring?

1. How would you adjust this ethnographic purpose statement to change the study to a grounded theory project?

1. In Tables 1 and 2 you can see detailed information about the students and their parents in the small school. In terms of ethnographic results, how would you characterize this information?

• It shows the reflexivity of the researcher.
• It shows the researcher’s attention to detail.
• It shows description in an ethnography.
• It summarizes tabled information about the students and parents.

Journals are attached

Chapter 14 APA Reference

Swidler, S.A. (2000). Notes on a country school tradition: Recitation as an individual strategy. In J. W. Creswell, Educational Research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (5th ed.) (pp. 488–502). Boston, MA: Pearson. (Reprinted from Journal of Research in Rural Education, 15(1), pp. 8-21)

Chapter 15 APA Reference

Chan, E. (2010). Living in the space between participant and researcher as a narrative inquirer: Examining ethnic identity of Chinese Canadian students as conflicting stories to live by. In J. W. Creswell, Educational Research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (5th ed.) (pp. 523-535). Boston, MA: Pearson. (Reprinted from Journal of Educational Research 103, pp. 113-122)