Document Type
Article
Department
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
Abstract
The purpose of the single case life history study was to understand a female science teacher’s conceptions of the nature of science as explicit in her practice. While this paper highlights these understandings, an additional purpose is to give a detailed account of the process of creating a life history account through more than 13 in-depth interviews. It includes a discussion of what the author calls composite observations where the observations of the teacher and the researcher are presented as a single unified story. Also discussed are ethical issues specific to life history created due to the intimacy created by such a study that required the development of a great deal of trust and rapport.
Publication (Name of Journal)
The Qualitative Report
Recommended Citation
Halai, N.
(2011). Understanding a Pakistani science teacher’s practice through a life history study. The Qualitative Report, 16(4), 1034-1062.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_ied_pdck/101
Included in
Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons