Session Information
Session 2, Methodology in Ethnography and Qualitative Research
Papers
Time:
2002-09-12
09:00-10:30
Room:
Faculty of Law Room 10.11
Chair:
Bob Jeffrey
Contribution
This paper explores methodological issues regarding the eliciting of the views of teachers regarding creativity, with particular reference to the use of videotaped extracts of lessons during in-depth semi- structured interviews. The paper draws on a doctoral study focussed on English music schoolteachers' views of creativity. Various research designs and results from previous studies are examined and the implications pointed out. A qualitative research design was used to allow teachers to reflect on their own ideas. Music lessons on composition and improvisation were observed and videotaped. Interviews with participants were transcribed and the process of analysis was assisted by a software package for qualitative research (i.e. NUDIST). The study exemplified the complexities in defining the term 'creativity'. It is suggested that the use of videotaped extracts of lessons for the purpose of discussion with participants during the interviews, proved beneficial in exploring the teachers' thinking. This method may have relevance for both researchers and practitioners interested in teachers' attitudes.
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