My PhD project explores female Saudi teachers’ expectations regarding classroom use of educational technology by female students aged 6 to 8. This pilot study was conducted to examine the validity and suitability of data collection tools proposed for the main project and to identify issues, limitations, and possible adjustments. A qualitative approach included a narrative interview and two semi-structured interviews with a total of three female teachers plus two classroom observations of a total of 45 young female students, all from two schools. Piloting provided useful feedback about the proposed instruments, enabling refinements for the main study: discontinuing narrative interviews that proved unsuitable, transferring some observation elements to interviews, and adjusting interview questions. Other benefits included exploring specific research environments; improving logistics and coordination; and reflecting critically about enhancing interview-management frameworks, contingency strategies, and interviewing and rapport-building skills, all of which will prove invaluable for the overall research design.
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)