Qualitative Life-Grids: A Proposed Method for Comparative European Educational Research

Autor/inn/en	Abbas, Andrea; Ashwin, Paul; McLean, Monica
Titel	Qualitative Life-Grids: A Proposed Method for Comparative European Educational Research
Quelle	In: European Educational Research Journal, 12 (2013) 3, S.320-329 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-9041
DOI	10.2304/eerj.2013.12.3.320
Schlagwörter	Comparative Education; Educational Research; Educational Policy; Mixed Methods Research; Sociology; Foreign Countries; Biographies; Correlation; Educational Quality; Interviews; Cultural Awareness; Departments; Qualitative Research; College Faculty; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Soziologie; Ausland; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Korrelation; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Department; Abteilung; Qualitative Forschung; Fakultät
Abstract	Drawing upon their large three-year mixed-method study comparing four English university sociology departments, the authors demonstrate the benefits to be gained from concisely recording biographical stories on life-grids. They argue that life-grids have key benefits which are important for comparative European educational research. Some of these advantages are common to all biographical methods; for example, they facilitate: nuanced understandings of the impact of education policies in different national contexts; more complex depictions of cross-national and within-country variation and similarity; theoretical and conceptual developments based upon commonality and difference across national boundaries; and insight into the relationship between the macro, meso and micro levels for case-based approaches. Life-grids also have the advantage of being less resource-intensive than recorded and transcribed biographical interviews. They are an easier method for researchers to use and comparative checks for quality are simple and can be ongoing. The data generated is more conducive to comparison and designing the life-grid ensures that cross-cultural understanding and dialogue between researchers is inbuilt. The physical act of co-producing life-grids with participants builds relationships and knowledge of participants' lives in ways that can be useful to other aspects of data collection. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10