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Context, Data Collection and Analysis

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In this chapter the context of the study is explained, in order to set the scene for the children’s stories. The methods of data collection are explained and justified. The children are all aged between 10 and 12 and are in the same class in the last 2 years of primary school. They are all enrolled in a bilingual program within the school. A questionnaire, interviews, journal-keeping and classroom observation provided detailed pictures of the children’s experiences of language. This is explained in detail in this chapter.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    A composite class comprises students from two different academic years, in this case – years 5 and 6.

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    This check is required for all work with children. See http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au/kids/check.cfm for details.

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    “schedule” is used here to refer to the document used to note observations in a structured manner. In other contexts this may be referred to as a field observation sheet or rubric.

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Fielding, R. (2015). Context, Data Collection and Analysis. In: Multilingualism in the Australian Suburbs. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-453-5_3

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