RUME 26
2024
Omaha, Nebraska
Investigating the Resources Framework Through the Lens of Analytic Autoethnography: Analyzing Research Questions and “resource” Grain Size
Page: 1125
There has been a recent trend in the application of fine-grained constructivist frameworks such as the resources framework; however, the resources framework has been operationalized in a variety of ways, particularly regarding analytic choices. In this work I seek to further discussions surrounding theory use and the ways frameworks may inform (1) research questions and (2) data analysis. Using an analytic autoethnographic approach, I characterize the variation in the application of the resources framework in my own work (n=10). This allows me to provide specific examples without evaluating the quality of colleagues’ research, as well as contextualize the research within my experiences and within the broader norms of the chemistry education research community. To this end, I discuss alignment between the research questions and the resources framework and demonstrate variation in how “cognitive units” were operationalized. As an implication, suggestions are made regarding future work using the resources framework.