A Study of Babylon University's TEFL Postgraduate Candidates and Teaching Staff's Perspectives on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Problems, Challenges and Prospective
الباحث الأول:
Aqeel Mery Mohammed ,
الباحثين الآخرين:
Hayder S. Alkhafaji
المجلة:
International Journal of Social Science and Human Research
تاريخ النشر:
9 مارس، 2024
مختصر البحث:
ABSTRACT: This paper investigated the perspectives of Iraqi TEFL postgraduate candidates specializing in teaching English as aforeign language, as well as the professors who were enrolled in and instructed in a course on research methodology (includ…
ABSTRACT: This paper investigated the perspectives of Iraqi TEFL postgraduate candidates specializing in teaching English as aforeign language, as well as the professors who were enrolled in and instructed in a course on research methodology (includingquantitative, and qualitative approaches) concerning different types of research methodologies. Moreover, the researcher aimed toinvestigate the participants' perspectives towards a qualitative or quantitative research approach for conducting their thesis. In thisstudy, 10 TEFL postgraduate candidates and 10 teaching staff from University of Babil/ Faculty of Basic Education were chosen byconvenience and purposive sampling. Researcher created a semi-structured interview for them. According to Strauss and Corbin's(1996) grounded theory approach to qualitative content analysis, both groups of participants exhibited positive views regardingMMR. Participants preferred qualitative approaches over quantitative approaches for their thesis. Qualitative research and MMRcan be as effective as quantitative research, depending on the study's objective and subject being researched.KEYWORDS: Quantitative Method, Qualitative Method, TEFL Postgraduate Candidates
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