PBHL P511 Qualitative Methods Homework 3 - Due By midnight Qualitative Data Analysis On the following pages you will find responses from 125 teachers at IU Bloomington who were aske
PBHL P511 Qualitative Methods Homework 3 - Due By midnight
Qualitative Data Analysis
On the following pages you will find responses from 125 teachers at IU Bloomington who were asked the question, “What major factors lead you into teaching?”
STEP 1
Your task is to read over (analyze) the qualitative responses and determine the factors that seem to predominate. Specifically, what reasons are included in these responses?
-You may need to look at closely related wordings from several responses and generate a category (theme) name that is not mentioned explicitly. By doing this coding process, you are identifying emergent themes.
-Include both primary (parent) themes as well as their corresponding subthemes. You will need to decide how to demonstrate and organize sub-themes (i.e. child codes) that are associated with primary themes.
-The list of themes/categories that you generate should be exhaustive.
STEP 2
After you generate your set of themes, list the themes in a column down the left side of a sheet of paper. Then write the respondent number(s) so that you show how each response should be categorized. Sometimes respondents will mention more than one factor. You will need to decide how to handle that.
Homework Deliverables
1) Describe the process you utilized to analyze the data. Step by step, how did you analyze the data to identify primary themes and subthemes?
2) Provide a paragraph or two that briefly summarizes overall findings from the suvey. Essentially, what are the primary reasons why individuals became teachers? (based on info from your observed primary themes and subthemes)
3) Based on your qualiatative analysis, provide a list of primary themes and their corresponding subthemes that emerged from the participant reponses.
4) For each primary theme, list 1-2 example participant responses that illustrates the theme. Remember to put the participant's verbatim response in "quotation marks" and put their ID number next to the quote. Ex. "it should look like this" (participant 113)
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No. What major factors lead you into teaching?
1 I felt I could make a difference in childrens lives and teach them effectively.
6 |
Coaching, summer vacation,
my love of working with kids |
12 |
I decided to go into
teaching for several reasons. I love children, I feel I have a natural gift
to teach children, and it's a great job for moms with children at home
because of the schedule. |
15 |
My husband died when I was
35 years old. I was content with staying at home and raising our son. I
realized I needed to do something with my life. Going to school allowed me to
be at home when my son was there. Also, I saw how he was judged by coming
from |
20 |
Helping kids, teaching
science. |
36 |
Love kids, always babysat |
40 |
The fervor that my high
school band director had for teaching motivated me most. |
46 |
I enjoyed teaching swim
lessons while in high school to preschoolers. I ended up teaching middle
school when I discovered I didn't have the talent to teach the same students
all day. |
49 |
Actually the very good and
the very bad teachers I had were factors that led me into teaching. Another
major factor was that I truly enjoyed high school. |
50 |
I enjoy the learning
process. I also like working with kids and wasn't ready for the business
world. |
51 |
My lover of music and the
desire to show others the joy music can bring. I also enjoyed working with
children. |
54 |
The need for employment. My
original bachelor's is chemistry. With no job prospects available in the
field, teaching seemed a good place to be (funny how destiny works). |
57 |
A teacher I had in school,
the subject area, and I come from a long line of teachers. |
64 |
I participated as a peer
tutor in high school with students with disabilities and enjoyed it. The
teacher for the class was a positive role model. I have always liked working
with children so it made sense. |
69 |
My desire to help and guide
children, along with my love for children led me into teaching. |
71 |
Being able to explain
mathematical concepts to others easily. |
73 |
I like working with people,
especially kids. I like having an impact on the future of our world. I am
well rounded; I knew teaching involves many facets of other careers. |
74 |
Love of reading, summer
off, father is a high school administrator, enjoy being around kids. |
77 |
Love of kids and content
area, enjoy social dynamics of the classroom setting |
80 |
A need/want to help others, love of learning
and for children, helping create that lightbulb over someone's head when they
finally get it. |
81 |
I love the working with
children. I love the language (ASL). |
83 |
Ability to impact lives,
make a difference, improve lives, also fondness of subject. |
85 |
Most of the teachers I had
in school went out of their way to help me do good in school. |
88 |
I wasn't happy interviewing for and planning
to be in various kinds of sales. It didn't offer any intrinsic values. I hung
out in Bloomington trying to
figure out what I wanted to do with my BA in journalism and my business
minor. I started training the s |
100 |
Desire to work with kids,
amount of business classes taken prior to choosing education, school calendar
- time with own children, same schedule. |
105 |
Summers off important when
raising family, dealing with children |
108 |
I love to instruct.
Weekends, holidays with my family. I was a nurse for 10 years before I became
a teacher. |
110 |
High school teacher |
112 |
The ability to work with
other people was one of my strengths as a person. |
121 |
Family background, desire
to help kids, coaching |
123 |
My parents - they were both
teachers, love of children, I thought teaching looked like it would be a fun
and enjoyable career. |
124 |
Learning new things is my
passion. |
125 |
Hours - Summer off -
vacations with my children are the same. Also, love working with children. |
126 |
The students. Making an
impact in young peoples' lives. |
128 |
Making a difference in
children's lives. The ability to be with my children as they grow. My love
for children. |
129 |
Wanted to make a
difference. My mom was an excellent master teacher and example. |
131 |
I enjoyed teaching kids and
helping them learn new things. I always enjoyed my subject area, and saw that
my teacher enjoyed it. |
134 |
One of my teachers told me
I'd make a good teacher. |
136 |
The opportunity to
administer to children in a positive manner. Juvenile justice always had me
dealing with bad children, and I wanted to see if the world had well-behaved
kids. |
137 |
The teachers in my life. My
parents also encouraged me. |
138 |
Wanting to help kids. |
139 |
I felt it would be a
service to people. I wanted my work hours to coincide fairly closely with my
children's school hours. |
145 |
Being able to help
children, watching them learn, watching them grow, the hours, the yearly
schedule. |
151 |
I wanted to be able to help
other children learn including my own. |
152 |
I wanted to make a positive
impact on kids. |
155 |
Some teachers who pushed me
to be more than what I thought was capable. |
157 |
I loved working with
children and everyone always told me I would be a good teacher so I decided
to try it. |
162 |
The thought that I could
help children better their lives. |
164 |
Ability to influence and make a difference to
children, time off. |
168 I was working at a playground and found I enjoyed being with children far more than the courses I was taking to prepare for nursing.
No. What major factors lead you into teaching?
171 |
I wanted to have a job
where I would feel like I was impacting others. |
176 |
My aunt was an inspiration
to me. She taught 50 years. I admired one of my English teachers in high
school who had a gift with students. In the early 1970s there was a need for
teachers. I enjoyed working with children and my reading college professor sai |
178 |
Love of children and their
excitement when learning. Wanting to share my love of reading with others. |
180 |
Chance to work with kids.
Opportunity to work in field of math and science and teach kids. |
182 |
Desire to inspire children. |
189 |
Babysitting, youth group,
young children, calendar |
190 |
Job burn out in retail
management. Dissatisfaction with long hours, little vacation time. |
191 |
The satisfaction of seeing
children being excited about learning new ideas/concepts. |
193 |
I had some wonderful,
talented teachers as well as some apathetic, terrible teachers. I knew I
could be better than some I had, and I wanted to make people feel good and
confident like the talented teachers I had. |
195 |
I love being with children.
I have always enjoyed helping others. |
200 |
Educators in my family.
Excellent teachers. |
204 |
I am good at making
complicated topics simple to understand. |
206 |
My love for math and
problem solving. My interest in making a change in children's lives.
Convenience of work while my children were in school. Work schedule with my
own children. Desire to help students make a positive attitude change about
math. |
209 |
My love for "special
needs" sutdents and the rewards that are far and few between but are so
great when they happen. All these things I felt as a [para?] and as an older
adult I knew then that I had to get my degree. |
217 |
My mother owned a home day
care for many years. I saw the impact she made on the lives of the children
in her care. I also know that one day I wanted to have children of my own and
teaching was a profession where I could make an impact and spend quality t |
222 |
My teachers that I had going through school
led me into teaching. I had several good teachers throughout my schooling
experiences. |
227 |
My experiences and
relationships with my teachers encouraged me a great deal. |
230 |
The environment of being
around kids - entertaining them. The time off. The lack of a "business
world" atmosphere. |
231 |
Previous jobs (aide at a
junior high school) |
233 |
I think there is something
very special about being able to watch a child grow in knowledge. I am amazed
at young minds. I've always had a positive attitude towards school and I
wanted to be a part of the process. |
236 |
No written comments |
239 |
Knowing that I wanted a
family and not wanting to be away from my own children. Helping make a
difference in the lives of less fortunate kids. |
240 |
The poor quality of
education that my children received. I just knew I could do better. A love of
teaching. A love of children. |
250 |
The opportunity to make a
difference. The life style it affords. |
252 |
I am the oldest of five
children. I love working with kids and watching them learn (I always have).
Also, my mom began teaching when I was in middle school. |
253 |
I enjoy working with young
people and my mother and father were both teachers. |
254 |
No written comments |
256 |
Musical talent, love for
kids. |
257 |
Influence of teachers at
all educational levels. |
258 |
Father was an educator.
Always loved school and learning. Constant change in activities. Love people.
High energy level. |
262 |
I enjoy working with
students. |
259 |
A college mentor |
266 |
Family history of teachers.
Level of imcompetence of a former college professor. |
269 |
Well respected career.
Coaching. |
270 |
Love of sports. Like kids.
Time off in summer. |
273 |
I love kids. I love
learning new things. |
275 |
No written comments |
276 |
My past elementary
teachers. |
281 |
I enjoyed working with
young kids. I felt I was a good leader and teacher. I am not concerned about
money. |
282 |
I love children. Always found myself
"teaching others." Idolized my teachers. Liked the idea of time off
during holidays and summers. |
285 |
My love for children and
English (writing and literature). |
287 |
Working with kids. Enjoyed
biology. |
288 |
Being able to make a
positive impact on students' lives. |
291 |
The teacher I was working
with in 1986. |
297 |
Desire to have a positive
impact on middle school students. |
299 |
Acid rain, coaching
football. |
303 |
I love working with kids. I
like to help others, and I like to be creative. |
305 |
Support of family, friends.
Prayer. |
318 |
Variety. Working with kids.
Creativity. Flexibility. |
319 |
The desire to be a
principal and the connection with students and staff. |
323 |
The major factor that led
me into teaching was the ability to make a difference in the lives of
children. |
325 |
The need for young,
creative, and enthusiastic teachers. |
326 |
Family support of my
decision. I felt comfortable in education classes and in the classrooms I
participated in. |
No. What major factors lead you into teaching?
327 |
No written comments |
330 |
I enjoy being around
people, I like to have a positive effect on peoples lives. |
332 |
Love of children |
336 |
Working with children,
helping those with troubles or learning difficulties. |
341 |
The opportunity to work
with students. The time off during the year that I could use to spend with my
future children. |
343 |
Enjoyment of
teaching/working with kids. Good teachers. |
345 |
Ability to help others. My
passion for learning. |
346 |
High school math teacher,
head football coach, head baseball coaches: role models |
348 |
I have an aptitude for
working with kids. |
349 |
I though I could make a
difference. |
352 |
I enjoy being around kids
and making a difference for them. |
353 |
Love for children, role
models, positive student teaching experience. |
356 |
Disillusionment with
educational consultants, desire to "give back" to community. |
358 |
The calendar schedule.
Ability to work when my children are at school and be home with them too. |
364 |
As I said, as a child I
decided I wanted to be a teacher, but I wanted to be a good mother first.
Teaching is the best fit with motherhood. |
368 |
The idea that I could take
my learned skills and apply them to successful teaching strategies. |
372 |
I wanted to make a
difference in children's lives. I had some very good teachers while I was
going through school, but I also had some very poor teachers. I felt the need
to become a teacher so that I could make a difference not only in the
classroom but |
378 |
Coaching, summer off,
vacations, opportunity to work with kids. |
397 |
I had good teachers in
school. They had the biggest influence. I always wanted to work with
students. Having major holidays did not hurt either. |
399 |
Opportunity, interest,
working with young people. |