Part 3 - Risko, et al.

Part 3 - Risko, V., Roller, C., Cummins, C., Bean, R., Block, C., Anders, P., Flood, J. (2008). A Critical Analysis of Research on Reading Teacher Education

Method for Data Analysis

Most of the studies were qualitative. The researchers applied "an inductive paradigmatic analysis process (Polikinhorne, 1995)" to analyze the remaining 82 studies.

They first categorized the studies by classifying details, events, and situations - producing 7 categories. Next, they identified the primary foci and reduced the categories to four:

1. beliefs
2. knowledge
3. pedagogy
4. program research

Next, they produced a detailed analysis of the layers of logic in each study. Finally, in contrast to their microanalysis, they produced a macroanalysis that produced a coding matrix of patterns within the studies.

Limitations

1. US only
2. Although their categories for analysis are supported by the data and methods, there may be other equally valid ways of organizing the data.
3. All research focused on prospective teachers.