Data Analysis Methods

Running head: MANAGEMENT
Management
Name of the student
Name of the university
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MANAGEMENT1
Data analysis methods
The information that I have collected was based on a mixed method analysis where
both quantitative and qualitative data was collected. I collected data from an online survey
questionnaire with 6 respondents. The survey questionnaire was developed on Google forms
and consisted on both open ended questions and close ended. The open ended questions
helped in deriving in depth answers on the research topic. The response from the close ended
questions were represented in the form of graphs which highlighted the response frequencies
in each of the questions. These response frequencies were analysed using descriptive
statistics where inferences were drawn based on the responses on each of the questions.
There were seven questions that were close ended which examined whether the teachers
support the idea of including special need students in schools and whether they have past
experiences in dealing with such students. Moreover, it also identified the role of an Assistant
teacher in supporting the teacher in managing and caring for students with special needs. The
results clearly showed that majority of the respondents have supported the idea of including
special needs students in schools. However, they have also responded that they need the
support of their assistant teachers at all times to successfully address the needs of these
students.
On the contrary, the qualitative data was analysed using content analysis where the
data collected was developed into codes based patterns in the data. Thematic analysis was
used to read all the answers and identify the common patterns within the data. These themes
were coded separately using open coding. These codes were put into a final table consisting
of the main categories and the sub categories. The main category for the qualitative content
analysis was teacher’s beliefs (TB) and assistant teacher’s beliefs (ATB). On the other hand,
the sub categories aimed to address the ways to address the needs of the special students. The