ABSTRACT

This paper provides commentary on the visual method of concept mapping and how it was combined with semi-structured interviews to study participants’ perspectives on educational leadership. Utilizing methodological literature and the author’s research, the paper outlines key characteristics of concept mapping and provides an example of how these data collection methods were combined to gain a better understanding of participants’ perspectives. Additionally, the paper describes the benefits of combining the two methods and offers several considerations for researchers adopting such an approach in their research design. Given the rising interest in visual methods the paper provides insights on how the use of concept mapping with a more traditional method can offer an added dimension to research.

摘要

本文评论了概念映射的视觉方法，以及如何将其与半结构化访谈相结合来研究参与者对教育领导力的看法。利用方法论文献和作者的研究，本文概述了概念映射的关键特征，并举例说明了如何结合这些数据收集方法来更好地理解参与者的观点。此外，本文还描述了结合这两种方法的好处，并为研究人员在其研究设计中采用这种方法提供了一些考虑因素。鉴于对视觉方法的兴趣日益浓厚，本文提供了有关如何将概念映射与更传统的方法一起使用可以为研究提供额外维度的见解。