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From:         Nephtaly Joel Botor 
Subject: On my research interest
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I am a 1st year student of Master of Distance Education at the University=
 of the Philippines Open University. This semester we have a=C2=A0research=
 course that orients us to issues and directions of academic research in=
 open and distance education (ODE). In this course,we have been asked to=
 conduct a small research=C2=A0using our own disciplinal lens. This is exc=
iting since the class is heterogeneous--that is, learners come from differ=
ent academic backgrounds. Since my bachelor's degree is in Psychology and=
 I intend to pursue graduate studies in Educational Psychology (hopefully=
 next year), I decided to explore learning preferences in distance educati=
on. There are many studies in this subject=C2=A0but most are using psychom=
etric and purely quantitative=C2=A0approach--a direction which would have=
 been easy for me since,=C2=A0in the Philippines, undergraduate students=
=C2=A0receive more training in quantitative than in qualitative methods.=
 However, I have recently grown interest in qualitative approach and I am=
 trying to be trained in this tradition. Similarly, I am also convinced th=
at ODE, as an emerging discipline, should be=C2=A0able to generate new kno=
wledge of its own or theories that are contextually meaningful=C2=A0to dis=
tant=C2=A0learners and distant teachers. This would need an approach that=
 is generative and flexible.=C2=A0Q-methodology, being a system=C2=A0that=
 allows flexibility and opens up possibilities,=C2=A0is among the most pla=
usible options. It does not totally depart from quantitative tradition whe=
re I have been raised but it provides a different out
look of things and events (a more "human" and person-centered view). Most=
 importantly, it=C2=A0allows me to explore possibilities which for me is=
 very important. This=C2=A0are the reasons why I am much inclined to learn=
 about Q-methodology.=C2=A0





-----Original Message-----
From: BROWN, STEVEN 
To: Q-METHOD@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
Sent: Wed, Sep 9, 2009 4:06 pm
Subject: Re: On online Q-methodology training




Reference to the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines reminds me of a=
 couple of Q studies that might be accessible via Interlibrary Loan:


Hearty, John A. (1984). =C2=A0Attitudes and values of the Arab national ch=
aracter: An exploratory study. =C2=A0Master=E2=80=99s thesis, Kent State=
 University.

Pacho, Arturo G. (1981). =C2=A0Policy agenda of the ethnic Chinese in the=
 Philippines. =C2=A0Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University.


Hearty=E2=80=99s research took place entirely within the UAE (if memory se=
rves). =C2=A0Pacho, a Filipino, may have returned to the Philippines, alth=
ough he might be retired by now.

There is a 3-hour Q-workshop lecture that is available via streaming at th=
e Q website (www.qmethod.org) and also a handful of primers. =C2=A0It migh=
t help were Nephtaly Botor to provide us with more information about his/h=
er research topic and the academic department (Psychology? Political Scien=
ce? Education?... etc.) in which this research is being carried out.

___________________________________________
*=C2=A0 _____=C2=A0 ______=C2=A0 ____=C2=A0 __ __=C2=A0 ____=C2=A0 ___ _=
=C2=A0 *=C2=A0 Steven R. Brown
| |=C2=A0 __
_||_=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 _||=C2=A0 _ ||=C2=A0 |=C2=A0 ||=C2=A0 _ ||=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 | | |=C2=A0 Political Science
| |___=C2=A0 |=C2=A0 | =C2=A0|=C2=A0 | =C2=A0_| |=C2=A0 | =C2=A0||=C2=A0=
 _| |=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 | |=C2=A0 Kent State University
| |_____|=C2=A0 |__|=C2=A0 |____| \___/ |____||_|___| |=C2=A0=C2=A0(sbrown=
@kent.edu)
*___________________________________________*_________________________
=C2=A0It is fatal to reason whilst observing, though so necessary beforeha=
nd, and so useful afterwards. (Darwin)




On 9/8/09 11:48 PM, "Nephtaly Joel Botor"  wrote:


Thanks for responding, Prof. Brown. I am new to Q-methodology and I don't=
 know anyone from the Philippines (my home country) or from the UAE (my cu=
rrent residence) who researches on or by this methodology. The listserv is=
 thus very helpful to remain connected with people of the same methodologi=
cal interest. Likewise, I wonder if there are available online programs th=
at can provide me substantial training on Q.
=C2=A0
Nephtaly Botor=20




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I am a 1st year student of Master of Distance Education at=
 the University of the Philippines Open University. This semester we have=
 a research course that orients us to issues and directions of academ=
ic research in open and distance education (ODE). In this course,we have=
 been asked to conduct a small research using our own disciplinal len=
s. This is exciting since the class is heterogeneous--that is, learners co=
me from different academic backgrounds. Since my bachelor's degree is in=
 Psychology and I intend to pursue graduate studies in Educational Psychol=
ogy (hopefully next year), I decided to explore learning preferences in di=
stance education. There are many studies in this subject but most are=
 using psychometric and purely quantitative approach--a direction whi=
ch would have been easy for me since, in the Philippines, undergradua=
te students receive more training in quantitative than in qualitative=
 methods. However, I have recently grown interest in qualitative approach=
 and I am trying to be trained in this tradition. Similarly, I am also con=
vinced that ODE, as an emerging discipline, should be able to generat=
e new knowledge of its own or theories that are contextually meaningful&nb=
sp;to distant learners and distant teachers. This would need an appro=
ach that is generative and flexible. Q-methodology, being a system&nb=
sp;that allows flexibility and opens up possibilities, is among the=
 most plausible options. It does not totally depart from q
uantitative tradition where I have been raised but it provides a different=
 outlook of things and events (a more "human" and person-centered view).=
 Most importantly, it allows me to explore possibilities which for me=
 is very important. This are the reasons why I am much inclined to le=
arn about Q-methodology. 




 




-----Original Message-----

From: BROWN, STEVEN <sbrown  at KENT.EDU>

To: Q-METHOD@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU

Sent: Wed, Sep 9, 2009 4:06 pm

Subject: Re: On online Q-methodology training








Reference to the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines reminds me of a=
 couple of Q studies that might be accessible via Interlibrary Loan:




Hearty, John A. (1984).  Attitudes and values=
 of the Arab national character: An exploratory study.  Master=E2=
=80=99s thesis, Kent State University.



Pacho, Arturo G. (1981).  Policy agenda of the ethnic Chinese in the=
 Philippines.  Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University.



Hearty=E2=80=99s research took place entirely within the UAE (if memory se=
rves).  Pacho, a Filipino, may have returned20to the Philippines, alt=
hough he might be retired by now.



There is a 3-hour Q-workshop lecture that is available via streaming at th=
e Q website (www.qmeth=
od.org) and also a handful of primers.  It might help were Nephta=
ly Botor to provide us with more information about his/her research topic=
 and the academic department (Psychology? Political Science? Education?...=
 etc.) in which this research is being carried out.



___________________________________________

*  _____  ______  ____  __ __  ____  ___ _&n=
bsp; *  Steven R. Brown

| |  ___||_    _||&n=
bsp; _ ||  |  ||  _ ||   | | |  Political Science

| |___  |  |  |  |=
  _| |  |  ||  _| |     | | =
 Kent State University

| |_____|  |__|  |____| \___/=
 |____||_|___| |  (sbrown@kent.edu<=
/A>)

*_______________________________________=
____*_________________________

 It is fatal to reason whilst=
 observing, though so necessary beforehand, and so useful afterwards. (Dar=
win)









On 9/8/09 11:48 PM, "Nephtaly Joel Botor" <njbotor@AOL.COM>=
 wrote:




Thanks for responding, Prof. Brown. I am new to Q-met=
hodology and I don't know anyone from the Philippines (my home country) or=
 from the UAE (my current residence) who researches on or by this methodol=
ogy. The listserv is thus very helpful to remain connected with people of=
 the same methodological interest. Likewise, I wonder if there are availab=
le online programs that can provide me substantial training on Q.

 

Nephtaly Botor 






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