An increased interest in qualitative research is connected with the revival of the discussion on reliability and credibility of research conducted by qualitative methods. The aim of the article is to present certain selected issues related to conducting qualitative research. Relatively common research methods used in this area are a case study and, well established in the literature on educational research, participatory action research. Other important methods are observations and interviews that are often used as a way of collecting qualitative data, which, supplemented by actual writing, are already recognized as research methods. Finally, the article describes problems of researcher’s positioning towards subjects and the social justice pedagogy based on the concept of service learning (learning in the service of society).
The use of elements of risk in education warrants discussion about risk as a factor stimulating social integration and the personality development of students, as well as their personal abilities for risk taking. The purpose of this paper is to present a selection of classical psychological theories and research findings from foreign specialist literature dealing with risk taking in developmental approach and extreme sports, the components of which are part of experience education.
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