Open AccessDiscovering Emerging Research in a Qualitative Study of ESL Academic Writing
Author(s) -
Jim C. Hu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2009.1372
Subject(s) - qualitative research , graduate students , sociology , data collection , coding (social sciences) , qualitative property , perception , pedagogy , mathematics education , psychology , engineering ethics , computer science , social science , engineering , machine learning , neuroscience
This article focuses on the complexities of the qualitative methodology employed in my doctoral study of the academic writing experiences and perceptions of Chinese graduate students in sciences and engineering at the University of British Columbia. In particular, I explain the emerging nature of the study by relating how and why I repeatedly revised the research questions, modified the research locations, re-selected the participants, adjusted the data collection methods, and amended the data analysis coding system. The study concludes that research designs should be elastic to accommodate the dynamic and emerging nature of qualitative studies.