Neu­er­schei­nung: "Q Me­thod: As­ses­sing sub­jec­ti­vi­ty through struc­tu­red ran­king of items" (Lei­dig, Köh­ler, Ca­ru­so, & Gol­ler, 2022)

Leidig, S., Köhler, H., Caruso, C., & Goller, M. (2022). Q Method: Assessing subjectivity through structured ranking of items. In M. Goller, E. Kyndt, S. Paloniemi, & C. Damşa (Hrsg.), Methods for researching professional learning and development: Challenges, applications, and empirical illustrations (S. 441-466). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08518-5_20

Abstract

Q is an exploratory method used to elicit discrete patterns of subjectivity (e.g., subjective theories, beliefs). To be more concrete, Q method aims to identify homogeneous latent clusters of viewpoints towards a certain topic from a larger more heterogeneous set of (a priori unknown) different viewpoints held by respondents in the population. For this purpose, study participants are asked to sort qualitative statements concerning a certain topic (e.g., their beliefs toward something) into a grid roughly following a normal distribution indicating whether they agree or disagree with the given propositions. This results in a so-called Q-sort for each participant that then can be fed into a factor analysis that compares the different Q-sorts and groups them by similarity. In the first part of the chapter, Q method is introduced. The second part of the chapter describes a small study focusing on student teachers and their perspectives concerning upcoming long-term school internships.

Keywords

Q method, Subjectivity, Internships, Teacher education, Q sort

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