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3.11 Chapter Conclusion and Summary
To conclude, a feature of a strong qualitative approach to research, as espoused by Denzin
and Lincoln is that “…although qualitative researchers may design procedures beforehand,
designs always have built-in flexibility, to account for new and unexpected empirical
materials and growing sophistication” (2005, p. 376). This is supported by Kincheloe and
McLaren who write “…the bricolage views research methods actively rather than passively,
meaning that we actively construct our research methods from the tools at hand rather than
passively accepting the ‘correct’ universally applicable methodologies” (2005, p. 317). What
has been presented throughout this chapter is a ‘final version’ of the methodological approach
taken. Throughout this project, and prior to the analysis of texts, it underwent a number of
cycles of being conceptualised, drafted and reconceptualised, so that a strengthened approach
aligned with the theoretical underpinnings has been formulated. What follows on from this is
the analysis of data, introduced by Chapter Four: Data Analysis Introduction offered as a
frame to contextualise the data.
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