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Research Critique: Qualitative
Marvin Elliott
School of Education, Liberty University
ResearchTCritique:TQualitative
InTthisTstudyTentitledT“SourcesTofTteachers’Tself-
efficacyTforTtechnologyTintegrationTfromTformal,Tinformal,TandTindependentTprofessionalTlear
ning”TbyTBartonT&TDexter,T(2019),TtheTauthorsTendeavorTtoTunderstandThowTteachers’Tbelief
sTandTlevelsTofTreadinessTinfluenceTtheirTself-
TefficacyTforTintegratingTtechnologyTintoTdailyTclassroomTinstruction.
Summary
Purpose
TheTpurposeTofTtheTstudyTconductedTbyTBartonT&TDexter,T(2019)TisTtoTinvestigateTho
wTfourTsourcesTofTself-
, 2
efficacyT(verbalTpersuasion,TvicariousTexperiences,TphysiologicalTarousalTandTmasteryTexperi
ences)TthroughTaTholisticTprofessionalTlearningT(PL)TsystemTviaT leadership-
TdrivenTformalTPLTandTteacher-
drivenTinformalTandTindependentTPL,TsupportsTteachers’TsustainedTtechnologyTintegrationTan
dTimplementation.
Participants/Sample
ForTthisTstudy,TaTpurposefulTcriticalTcaseTsampleTwasTusedTtoTselectT12TmiddleTschool
TmathematicsTandTscienceTteachersTfromTtheTPinebrookTSchoolTDistrictTandT11TmiddleTscho
olTmathematicsTandTscienceTteachersTfromTtheTOverleyTSchoolTDistrict,TinTtheTUnitedTStates.
TTheTaverageTteachingTexperienceTisT21.83T(includingToneToutlierTofT2TyearsTofTexperience).
TAllTteachersTareTfemaleTandTgaveTinformedTconsentTtoTparticipateTinTtheTstudyT(BartonT&T
Dexter,T2019).
ResearchTDesign
InTthisTstudy,TaTnarrativeTinquiryTapproachTwasTused.TDuringTtheT2015T–
T2016TschoolTyear,TanTemailTlinkTwasTsentTtoTallTmathTandTscienceTteachersTconsistingTofTni
neTsurveysTtoTbeTcompletedTfromTSeptemberTtoTMay,TsoTthatTresearchersTcanTdiscernTteache
rs’Ttechnology
integrationTpractices,TasTwellTasTtheTfrequencyTinTwhichTtheyTusedTaTspecificTPLTpracticeT(e.
g.,T0
=TNoTparticipationTtoT5=TMoreTthanT4TtimesTaTmonth)T(BartonT&TDexter,T2019).
MethodTofTDataTCollection
ForTthisTstudy,TresearchersTusedTaTsemi-structuredTin-
personTinterviewTmethodTthatTwasTrecordedTduringTeachTinterview.TOnTaverage,TtheTmeanTr
ecordingTperTparticipantTwasT50Tminutes.TMoreover,TrecordingsTwereTexportedTtoTanToutsid
EDUC 750 Research Critique: Qualitative |Latest
Update with Complete Solutions
Research Critique: Qualitative
Marvin Elliott
School of Education, Liberty University
ResearchTCritique:TQualitative
InTthisTstudyTentitledT“SourcesTofTteachers’Tself-
efficacyTforTtechnologyTintegrationTfromTformal,Tinformal,TandTindependentTprofessionalTlear
ning”TbyTBartonT&TDexter,T(2019),TtheTauthorsTendeavorTtoTunderstandThowTteachers’Tbelief
sTandTlevelsTofTreadinessTinfluenceTtheirTself-
TefficacyTforTintegratingTtechnologyTintoTdailyTclassroomTinstruction.
Summary
Purpose
TheTpurposeTofTtheTstudyTconductedTbyTBartonT&TDexter,T(2019)TisTtoTinvestigateTho
wTfourTsourcesTofTself-
, 2
efficacyT(verbalTpersuasion,TvicariousTexperiences,TphysiologicalTarousalTandTmasteryTexperi
ences)TthroughTaTholisticTprofessionalTlearningT(PL)TsystemTviaT leadership-
TdrivenTformalTPLTandTteacher-
drivenTinformalTandTindependentTPL,TsupportsTteachers’TsustainedTtechnologyTintegrationTan
dTimplementation.
Participants/Sample
ForTthisTstudy,TaTpurposefulTcriticalTcaseTsampleTwasTusedTtoTselectT12TmiddleTschool
TmathematicsTandTscienceTteachersTfromTtheTPinebrookTSchoolTDistrictTandT11TmiddleTscho
olTmathematicsTandTscienceTteachersTfromTtheTOverleyTSchoolTDistrict,TinTtheTUnitedTStates.
TTheTaverageTteachingTexperienceTisT21.83T(includingToneToutlierTofT2TyearsTofTexperience).
TAllTteachersTareTfemaleTandTgaveTinformedTconsentTtoTparticipateTinTtheTstudyT(BartonT&T
Dexter,T2019).
ResearchTDesign
InTthisTstudy,TaTnarrativeTinquiryTapproachTwasTused.TDuringTtheT2015T–
T2016TschoolTyear,TanTemailTlinkTwasTsentTtoTallTmathTandTscienceTteachersTconsistingTofTni
neTsurveysTtoTbeTcompletedTfromTSeptemberTtoTMay,TsoTthatTresearchersTcanTdiscernTteache
rs’Ttechnology
integrationTpractices,TasTwellTasTtheTfrequencyTinTwhichTtheyTusedTaTspecificTPLTpracticeT(e.
g.,T0
=TNoTparticipationTtoT5=TMoreTthanT4TtimesTaTmonth)T(BartonT&TDexter,T2019).
MethodTofTDataTCollection
ForTthisTstudy,TresearchersTusedTaTsemi-structuredTin-
personTinterviewTmethodTthatTwasTrecordedTduringTeachTinterview.TOnTaverage,TtheTmeanTr
ecordingTperTparticipantTwasT50Tminutes.TMoreover,TrecordingsTwereTexportedTtoTanToutsid
