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ges to describe phenomena beyond the DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POSGRADO
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internal language itself” (p. 131).

The language of description used in

this study focuses on
gories and all the work done before to ex-
plain the findings discovered. In this regard,
• Experiences
once the information was classified and
• Competences and skills
organized, processed and analyzed, it was
• Perceptions
possible to identify the categories emerging,
• Training
the connected data and the relevant infor-
• Challenges and rewards
mation reflecting the current situation of the
• Changes and improvements
PNIEB program in Chiapas according to the
• Context
point of view of the participants.

Once the topics were defined, the Results

themes or patterns contained in them
The interviews showed that teachers have
were also identified. This made possible
mixed feelings and perspectives towards
the establishment of categories that gave
the PNIEB program depending on their
meaning and organization to the text that
individual experiences, perceptions, com-
was written to report the findings.
petences and skills, training and contexts.
Taylor-Powell (2003) also suggests

assigning abbreviated codes placed next

to the themes to better organize the data

into categories. While categorizing the data

other themes that serve as subcategories

might be identified. The next is an example

of the codes that were used to categorize
the data.

Interpretation was the next step. This

means bringing it all together. It was neces-

sary to use the themes, connections, cate-

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