Abstract
Qualitative educational research has been relatively slow to take up online research methods (ORMs). Apart from research that is inherently linked to the internet, for example research on educational technologies or students’ online behaviour, ORMs have not achieved wider applicability in educational contexts. This paper demonstrates how ORMs can be useful in qualitative research projects.It describes how on-going, reflective, qualitative data was collected using a popular, community based online tool - blogs. The research project that utilised this approach aimed to trace how a group of international students in the United Kingdom (UK) responded to their new environment over six (6) months. Such an approach is unique in qualitative educational research and there has been little research which has explored the use of blogs. This article attempts to provide new understanding on the use of blogs as a tool
for data collection
for data collection
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 324 |
Number of pages | 343 |
Journal | International Journal of Research and Method in Education |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 5 Feb 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- blogs
- online tools
- methods