Post 16 Physics and Chemistry Uptake: Combining Large-Scale Secondary Analysis with In-Depth Qualitative Methods

Gillian Hampden-Thompson; Judith Bennett; Fred Lubben

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Post 16 Physics and Chemistry Uptake: Combining Large-Scale Secondary Analysis with In-Depth Qualitative Methods

Gillian Hampden-Thompson, Judith Bennett, Fred Lubben

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Quantitative secondary analysis of large-scale data can be combined with in-depth qualitative methods. In this paper, we discuss the role of this combined methods approach in examining the uptake of physics and chemistry in post compulsory schooling for students in England. The secondary data analysis of the National Pupil Database (NPD) served three distinct purposes in the design of this study. These included (1) determining the number of students in England who went on to take physics and chemistry post 16 (2) examining associations between school level factors and physics and chemistry uptake and (3) using the secondary data analysis to construct a sampling frame for the selection of the case study schools. Findings from the analysis of the NPD are presented along with a discussion of the limitations and advantages of using large-scale secondary data analysis in a combined methods study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-307
Number of pages	19
Journal	International Journal of Research Methods in Education
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2011.609550
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011

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secondary data analysis
science uptake
combining methods
National Pupil Database

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