SHAPING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL-PSYCHOLOGY

Qualitative research has made very little headway toward being accepte d as a research method in educational psychology. This paper argues th at a clear vision of the role of qualitative methods within educationa l research is needed, and a series of six guidelines to help chart out that vision are offered. Next, the notion of research genres, within a postmodern framework, is used to reconcile the differences between q ualitative and quantitative research. Finally, these threads are pulle d together in a discussion of research activities relevant for the dev elopment of future researchers. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.