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Title: Qualitative Research in Science Education: A Literature Review of Current Publications
Language: English
Authors: Sabrina D. Stanley (ORCID 0000-0001-7557-5640), William Boden Robertson (ORCID 0000-0003-0854-6641)
Source: European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 2024 12(2):175-199.
Availability: European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. Eastern Mediterranean University, Farnagusta, TRNC, Mersin 10, Turkey. e-mail: editor@scimath.net; Web site: http://www.scimath.net
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 25
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Information Analyses
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Science Education, Qualitative Research, Educational Research, Secondary School Science, Science Teachers, Secondary Education, Credibility
ISSN: 2301-251X
Abstract: This study analyzed articles from the last four years regarding how science education research is framed and discussed as qualitative research. The research question that guided this study was: "To what extent do qualitative secondary science teaching research publications reflect high-quality practices found in mainstream methodological texts?" The researchers utilized a systematic literature review methodology by (1) creating search terms based on the research question; (2) choosing relevant databases in which to search; (3) conducting the search and gathering articles; and (4) selecting articles based on inclusion criteria. The researchers chose "secondary education" and "science teaching" as search terms relevant to this study. Articles included in the review were peer-reviewed for credibility, available free online as full-text for accessibility, and available in English, which is the authors' first language. The researchers conducted three levels of screening on the full collection of articles--title, abstract, then methods, to efficiently narrow the large sample of qualitative science education research articles to a manageable and characteristic selection. The findings include that few articles addressed science teaching and learning with deep qualitative engagement. Some articles claimed to use specific qualitative methodologies without adequately expressing aspects of those methodologies, which lend support to the credibility, transferability, dependability, or confirmability of the articles such as the researchers' subjectivity or member-checking. Those studies that did are indeed diamonds in the ruff.
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