Worcester Research and Publications

SEARCH EPRINTS:

USER PANEL:

ABOUT THE COLLECTION:

WRaP is a collection of research papers and university publications. It presents the academic and creative work of the university. You are welcome to look for and obtain items of interest and make contact with the authors and creators.

CONTACT DETAILS:

All correspondence about WRaP should be sent to the Repository Manager.

Stories and Statistics: Describing a Mixed Method Study of Effective Classroom Practice

Tools

Kington, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5619-2353, Sammons, P., Day, C. and Regan, E. (2011) Stories and Statistics: Describing a Mixed Method Study of Effective Classroom Practice. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 5 (2). pp. 103-125. ISSN 1558-6898

Text
Kington et al 2011.pdf - Published Version
Restricted to Repository staff only
Download (701kB) | Request a copy

Official URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/155868...

Abstract

The Effective Classroom Practice project aimed to identify key factors that contribute to effective teaching in primary and secondary phases of schooling in different socioeconomic contexts. This article addresses the ways in which qualitative and quantitative approaches were combined within an integrated design to provide a comprehensive methodology for the research purposes. Strategies for the study are discussed, followed by the challenges of combining complex statistics with individual stories, particularly in relation to the ongoing iteration between these different data sets, and issues of validity and reliability. The findings shed new light on the meanings and measurement of teachers’ effective classroom practice and the complex nature of, and relationships with, professional life phase, teacher identities, and school context.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Staff and students at the University of Worcester can access the full-text via the UW online library search. External users should check availability with their local library or Interlibrary Requests Service.
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	mixed methods, effectiveness, classroom practice, teachers, pupils
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions:	College of Arts, Humanities and Education > School of Education
Related URLs:	http://library.worc.ac.uk/resources/libr... http://journals.sagepub.com/
Depositing User:	Alison Kington
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2012 11:39
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2020 16:57
URI:	https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1890

Actions (login required)

View Item

CORE (COnnecting REpositories)

© University of Worcester Henwick Grove, WR2 6AJ Tel: 01905 855000 | Materials in WRaP are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. By using WRaP you agree to abide by UK copyright laws.

Worcester Research and Publications is powered by EPrints 3 which is developed by the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. More information and software credits.