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Instructions
As you read through the set of reflexive questions that are provided this week, you will see that these questions are designed to serve as prompts for journaling throughout the dissertation process. These questions will help you think more critically and reflectively about the process of analysis in general, and more specifically about your role as a qualitative researcher. As you read these prompts, think carefully about all of the actions you might take in the analytic process and the implications thereof. As you read through these lists of reflexive questions, give deep thought to those that seem significant to you; you may also want to note some of your responses in your research journal.
This week, you are asked to switch roles and imagine you are a dissertation instructor. You have been assigned the task of explaining to your graduate students how to go about analyzing, evaluating, and presenting their research data. To do this, you will create a PowerPoint presentation.
In your presentation, explain the process of qualitative data analysis. For each slide, include applicable speaker notes, which can be in the form of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists. Remember, as you are creating this presentation that it is important to keep in the forefront of your mind what new learning you want your students to come away with; that is, what you want them to know, understand, recognize, and acknowledge. As you think about this, you may want to brainstorm and jot down some ideas in your research journal.
