Qualitative Research Cafe

This article by Suzanne Baff resulted from a qualitative research course she took with me. Originally, this research was represented entirely in poetry, but to be published the journal required some prose be written around the poetry to orient the reader.

Realism, Naturalism and Dead Dudes

Another approach used in interpretive research is poetic transcription (Baff uses this technique but also uses poetry rather than prose as well). Corrine Glesne illustrates forms of poetic transcription in That Rare Feeling. This excerpt illustrates two forms of poetic transcription she discusses.

Here are links to the five elementary and middle school ethnographies that focus on the impact of state mandated testing on teaching and learning. In each case, one researcher spent a year doing participant observation with the team of 3 or 4 researchers involved in teacher, parent and administrator interviews.

Creating a Culture of Preparedness: One Suburban School’s Experiences with High-Stakes Testing

Make It a Great Day or Not. The Choice is Yours: Teaching & Learning Amidst Low Test Scores in an Urban Middle School

Hemlock’s Stand: One Urban Elementary School’s Efforts to Raise Test Scores

Doing the Best on the Tests: A Suburban Elementary School’s Response to High Stakes Test

Finding a Path In A High Stakes Environment: One City Elementary School’s Experience with State Standards & Testing