TY - JOUR
T1 - Using blogs in qualitative educational research
T2 - An exploration of method
AU - Harricharan, Michelle
AU - Bhopal, Kalwant
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - When compared with wider social research, qualitative educational research has been relatively slow to take up online research methods (ORMs). There is some very notable research in the area but, in general, ORMs have not achieved wide applicability in qualitative educational contexts apart from research that is inherently linked to the Internet, for example, research on educational technologies or students' online behaviour. This paper demonstrates how ORMs can be useful in qualitative research projects. It describes how on-going, reflective, qualitative data were collected using a popular, community-based online tool - blogs. The research project that utilized this approach aimed to trace how a group of international students in the United Kingdom responded to their new environment over six months. This article attempts to provide a new understanding on the use of blogs as a tool for data collection.
AB - When compared with wider social research, qualitative educational research has been relatively slow to take up online research methods (ORMs). There is some very notable research in the area but, in general, ORMs have not achieved wide applicability in qualitative educational contexts apart from research that is inherently linked to the Internet, for example, research on educational technologies or students' online behaviour. This paper demonstrates how ORMs can be useful in qualitative research projects. It describes how on-going, reflective, qualitative data were collected using a popular, community-based online tool - blogs. The research project that utilized this approach aimed to trace how a group of international students in the United Kingdom responded to their new environment over six months. This article attempts to provide a new understanding on the use of blogs as a tool for data collection.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893190085&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2014.885009
U2 - 10.1080/1743727X.2014.885009
DO - 10.1080/1743727X.2014.885009
M3 - Article
VL - 37
SP - 324
EP - 343
JO - International Journal of Research & Method in Education
JF - International Journal of Research & Method in Education
IS - 3
ER -