The Impact Of Implementing Cell Phones In The Egyptian Public Secondary School Educational System As A Tool To Enhance Learning Skills

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY1

Overview of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Approaches1

Overview of the Mixed Method Research Approach2

Research Design2

Justification for using Mixed Methodology3

Data Collection Methods4

Secondary Research4

Primary Research5

Data Collection Instruments6

Questionnaires6

Interview6

Sampling Method7

Data Analysis7

Qualitative Data Analysis7

Quantitative Data Analysis8

Ethics8

Reliability10

Validity10

Limitations11

REFERENCES13

Chapter Three: Methodology

This chapter provides a detailed outline of the research design of the proposed study. This chapter also expands on the elements of the research design, in particular, and towards the research approach of the proposed study. In considering methodology for the proposed study, the researcher considered survey and interview data collection method. The purpose of this mixed method exploratory study is to examine the impact of implementing cell phones in the Egyptian Public Secondary School Educational system as a tool to enhance learning skills.

Overview of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Approaches

The most popular research approaches used to make informed scientific decisions include qualitative and quantitative methods (Neuman, 2005; Polit & Beck, 2005). Differences between quantitative and qualitative research lie in their approach to identification of the research problems and reviews of the literature. The two approaches have different strategies in specifying the purpose, data collection, data analysis, reporting, and evaluating research (Burns & Grove, 2005; Hudacek, 2008; Polit & Beck, 2005). In identifying a research problem, Creswell (2005) claimed that it is descriptive and explanatory for quantitative but exploratory for qualitative research (p. 59).

Both the quantitative and the qualitative approach proved beneficial to explore and explain important issues within the different disciplines (Burns & Grove, 2005; Hudacek, 2008; Polit & Beck, 2005). Both approaches offered important scientific knowledge that answered many questions and addressed multiple issues (Creswell, 2005, p. 60). Qualitative and quantitative approaches could be complementary to one another (Burns & Grove, 2005; Neuman, 2005). Using both methods could produce stronger evidence to use within multiple fields, particularly within the subject of management sciences. The next section discusses including both approaches; the mixed methods approach.

Overview of the Mixed Method Research Approach

A mixed method approach can work with different strategies (Burns & Grove, 2005; Creswell, 2005; Neuman, 2005). Onwuegbuzie and Leech (2006) stated that, when analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data within a mixed-method approach, researchers could use certain stages (p. 474). Such strategies included data comparison, consolidation, and integration (Onwuegbuzie & Leech, 2006, p. 474). The strength of mixed method research is in its use of both induction, specifically discovery of patterns, and deduction, particularly theory and hypothesis testing (Onwuegbuzie & Leech, 2006, p. 475). Another advantage is the use of its abduction, which reveals and depends on the best set of explanations on the results (Kumar, 2007, p. 34). Researchers increasingly use mixed methods research because it provides a bridge between quantitative and qualitative methods through greater identification and clarification of the research variables (Onwuegbuzie & Leech, 2006, p. 475).

Research Design

In order to address the research problem and answer the research questions indicated in Chapter 1, a mixed method approach was the ...