The Qualitative Approach to Research in and Evaluation of Virtual Schools* Kathryn Kennedy, Ph.D. candidate School of Teaching & Learning University of Florida *Prepared for preconference workshop Research and Evaluation in K12 Online Learning Tom Clark & Cathy Cavanaugh VSS 2009, Austin, TX
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The Qualitative Approach to Research in and Evaluation of Virtual Schools*
Kathryn Kennedy, Ph.D. candidateSchool of Teaching & Learning University of Florida
*Prepared for preconference workshopResearch and Evaluation in K12 Online LearningTom Clark & Cathy CavanaughVSS 2009, Austin, TX
Agenda• Defining qualitative research
• Examples of qualitative studies in virtual schooling
• Why use qualitative research in virtual schooling?
Defining qualitative research
• situated activity locating observer in the world
• consisting of interpretive practices making world visible
• turns the world into a series of representations: