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Originally Posted by christiangirl
Are you sure that wasn't her intention? In the video, Gaby talked about how many negative stereotypes there are that she wanted to break and she hoped to have impacted the lives of the other students. I am pointing out that, if the results of this "study" aren't generalizable, then even that is unlikely.
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Participant observation research by itself isn't intended to be generalizable and is not generalizable. This high school student doesn't have to understand that for it to be true; and she probably doesn't understand that.
What she is saying about stereotypes and impacting others' lives (her study did impact others' lives which is part of the potential ethical dilemmas in conducting such research) has nothing to do with the study's generalizability.
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Originally Posted by christiangirl
The principals comments were more realistic--that one instance isn't really going to do much but it at least opens the conversation.
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LOL. Look, this high school student didn't claim (beyond a teenager's sense of reality and understanding) to completely change the world or to have a lasting impact on everyone and everything. She did influence those who are still talking about and thinking about her study---good or bad--including but not limited people's perceptions and the future implications of conducting such research. Therefore, the principal's comments only add to the student's observations and comments of her research. The principal's comments don't invalidate the student's observations and comments.