Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-22-2019
Publication Source
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
Abstract
This manuscript describes an approach to critical qualitative data analysis that combines (1) Carspecken’s critical qualitative methodological framework (1996; 2012) with (2) the conceptual resources of critical discourse analysis (CDA), as framed by Fairclough (2003, 2016) and colleagues (Chouliaraki & Fairclough, 1999; Fairclough & Wodak, 1997). Carspecken’s methodological theory illuminates the connection between sociopolitical power and culture by introducing the content of validity claims into analysis of discourse. In turn, CDA helps to support the analysis of validity claims in that these are often expressed or legitimated through implicit references, and through the rhetoric, shape, or tone of what is being said. After an introduction of key concepts, I outline the combined approach and present an example, illustrating steps from coding to reconstructive analyses to CDA memos. I conclude with a discussion of the kinds of findings that can be supported by this analytical method, and implications for further research.
Inclusive pages
606-631
ISBN/ISSN
0951-8398
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2018, Taylor and Francis
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Volume
32
Issue
6
Peer Reviewed
yes
Keywords
critical qualitative research, discourse analysis, qualitative data analysis, educational equity, research methodology
eCommons Citation
Ziskin, Mary, "Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Qualitative Inquiry: Data Analysis Strategies for Enhanced Understanding of Inference and Meaning" (2019). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 223.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/223
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons
Comments
The document available for download (following a publisher-required embargo) is the author's accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file.