Table 1 Elements of a research study by Crotty (1998)
From: Learning from the parallel pathways of Makers to broaden pathways to engineering
Definition | Selected | Rationale | |
|---|---|---|---|
Epistemology | Theory of knowledge | Constructivism knowledge is constructed through human-world interaction (Piaget 1996) | To understand how and what Makers learn through their creations |
Theoretical perspective | Philosophy that informs methodology | Constructionism meaning is created through constructing and sharing artifacts (Martinez and Stager 2013, Papert and Harel 1991) | To understand how Makers create meaning through the design and sharing of their creations |
Methodology | Design connecting methods to outcomes | Constructivist grounded theory researcher is the author of participant’s voice and meaning (Charmaz 2006) | Little is known (Corbin and Strauss 2014) about what Makers know and their pathways. Methods must be sensitive to study objectives: to understand what Makers learn and how their pathways intersect with engineering. |
Methods | Implementation of methodology | Screening questionnaire Artifact elicitation interviews Critical incident technique interviews | To screen potential participants To understand Makers’ creations/knowledge/skills learned by creating To study Makers’ attitudes about and pathways intersecting with engineering |