Scenario 1

Stacey is a student in a master's program in education. She is working to design her very first research study. Stacey is collaborating with a fellow student in Allied Health to better understand the classroom implications of a cochlear implant on the social and emotional well-being of students in K-12 classrooms. Stacey is absolutely sure that cochlear implants enhance the social experiences of young children, and she is determined to prove her theory. Her design includes surveying children and families as well as following up with interviews.

Refer to The Type of Educational Research (pp. 18-23, textbook) and The Nature of Disciplined Inquiry (pp. 12-16, textbook), to answer the following questions (defend and/or explain your answers):

1. Is Stacey conducting a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods research study?

Stacey will be conducting a quantitative method for her research study. Surveys and interviews are

2. In what ways is Stacey proceeding with "hedgehog-like" thinking and in what ways is she approaching this study with "fox-like" thinking?

3. Which specific principle(s) of disciplined inquiry is Stacey following and which ones is she not following?

Scenario 2

Jeremiah is a doctoral student engaging in his first research project. He feels pressured for time, so he is rushing to put together his IRB application. His study focuses on the health impacts of reduced recess time in elementary schools on the physical wellbeing of elementary school students. He realizes that the school may not want to participate for fear of looking bad, so in his suggested recruitment letter he has a vague statement about the study purpose indicating that he is going to focus on the positive aspects of reduced recess, though he plans to consider both positive and negative impacts.

Review the Ethical Principles for Educational Research in Chapter 2, to answer the following questions (defend and/or explain your answers):

4. Which of the basic ethical principles of research has Jeremiah violated? What impact might the violations have on his research?