A case study of student and teacher relationships and the effect on student learning
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A CASE STUDY OF STUDENT AND TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS AND THE EFFECT
Limitations of the Study
The primary concern with conducting case study research has to do with the generalization of the findings. However, Yin (2003) refutes that criticism, writing that the goal of case study research is to “expand on a broader body of knowledge by investigating within a real life context” (p. 10). He contends that this allows for analytic generalizations as opposed to a statistical generalization. 114 Limitations to this particular study are due to the scope of the single case that was studied and that the participant is an elementary teacher. Not included in this study is the perception and experiences of other sub-populations of teachers, such as middle and high school teachers. It would be interesting to know if they would concur with the findings of this case study or have any additional insight to add to this conversation. Including their perspective and experience building relationships with their students could provide a broader range of effective strategies to use in the classroom and extend the discussion. Another limitation is that the study participant, at times, was recalling information that she used months before when the school year began, and as such, could have forgotten some pertinent details of her procedures. Even with this possibility, I believe the information she successfully recalled was valuable and relevant. There was ample evidence to support the conclusion that strategies and procedures discussed and observed were pertinent to the questions under study. The study may have further limitations in that my role as researcher could have been clouded by my role as a building administrator, albeit not the participant’s administrator. Although I tried to mitigate this possibility with my choice of the teacher being 115 studied and my detailed explanation of the purpose of the study, it is difficult to know what, if any, effect my position as an administrator had on her. During the interview process and subsequent observations she seemed confident and at ease, providing full access to her classroom for observations and extensive interviews. Even with these aforementioned limitations, the findings of this case study could provide the field of education with valuable insight into the development of teacher and student relationships that will benefit the learning environment. Download 1.49 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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