Answer the questions about the assigned research paper. Send me your responses by the end of class.

 

Lohrmann, S., Forman, S., Martin, S., & Palmieri, M. (2008). Understanding school personnel's resistance to adopting schoolwide positive behavior support at a universal level of intervention. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 10(4), 256-269.

 

• Based on our map of qualitative research strategies (found here), where does this study fit: focus, approach, purpose, and philosophy.
• Where and how was positionality discussed in this paper? How would more discussion of positionality have helped the paper, or would it have helped?
• Where and what is the problem statement?
• How and where did they establish the importance of this investigation?
• Does the literature review seem sufficient for the paper? Is anything missing that you expected to see? Was it presented in a manner that is appropriate for this paper?
• Discuss any positives or negatives that you can get from reviewing the reference list.
• Was the sample formed in a reasonable manner? How would you have done it differently?
• Were the methods appropriate for the study? Is there anything you expected to see in the methods section that was not there?
• What were your impressions of their coding strategies? Were they described well enough that you are comfortable with what they did?
• What are the limitations of this study either presented by the authors or that you see in addition?
• How confident are you that they “got it right” in Wolcott’s term. Where and how have they discussed trustworthiness or generalizability? What specific strategies did they use to increase trustworthiness?