Qualitative Narrative Case Study

Researchers predicted that for classroom teachers to be effective in the 21st century with implementing technology within existing schools’ curricula, they will require assistance in organizing diverse instructional activities (Blau & Peled, 2012).
This qualitative, narrative case study examined teachers’ attitudes towards technology (e.g., wireless laptops, tablets, iPads, computers, and any form of portable technology) within a rural school district and reasons they should be used in tandem with the classroom pedagogy. A qualitative, narrative case study research method will be applied along with the research design, population and sample, ethical research, data collection instruments, data collection technique, data
Further, quantitative method will be used to control the phenomenon, provide treatment and generate numeric data (Leedy & Ormrod, 2010). In quantitative research, an investigator relies on numerical data. Researchers have used methods to generate data using numbers to analyze the results, as, opposed to generalizable ones (Silverstein et al., 2006). Mixed methods design have be used to collect and analyze data through combining both quantitative and qualitative methods (Leedy & Ormrod, 2010). The use of quantitative and mixed method will not be suitable for this study because this study will use a small sample instead of a large-scale sample, which is used in quantitative designs. Therefore, a narrative, case study design will be used to show and describe the presented problem using the participants’ words. Based on the environment and participating sample size from a small rural school district, a quantitative design will not be used because quantitative methods involve one hundred or more samples (Leedy & Ormrod, 2010). Unlike quantitative methods, qualitative inquiry can be used to provide several
The action research approach encompasses developing a solution to the local problem within the environment (Leedy & Ormrod, 2010; Silverstein et al., 2006). The phenomenological approach enables the researcher to formulate an understanding of the topic based on “reality” of the subject’s perceptions, perspectives, and the particulars involved in the study (Leedy & Ormrod, 2010). These collections of qualitative approaches will be appropriate for conducting this narrative study through providing a clear description of the interview data and seek a practical way to conduct a study based on experiences of qualified researchers (Gall et al., 2003; Leedy & Ormrod,