README: Qualitative Interview Data Deposit



Project Title: The Shaping of Conforming Dispositions of Educationally and Socially Disadvantaged Higher Secondary School Students in Rural Uttar Pradesh, India: A Case Study



Researcher(s)

\* Name: Dinesh Kumar Yadav

\* Affiliation: School of Education, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow

\* Email:d.yadav.1@research.gla.ac.uk

\* ORCID (if applicable): https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9635-8748



Project Overview

This dataset contains qualitative interview data collected as part of a research project conducted at the University of Glasgow.





Research Brief:

This project is guided by curiosity to investigate whether access to education can reproduce or transform existing social relations of caste and whether the school enforces un/democratic virtues among students. This research explores the role of a school's practices in social reproduction and inculcation of undemocratic virtues through shaping students’ dispositions. This project uses the Biographical Narrative Interview Method for data gathering and thematically analyses them. The in-depth student interviews and further data analysis revealed that unofficial school practices shape students’ dispositions towards conformity which has potential to shape the student’s engagement with caste-based relation and democratic practices of society. This study draws on and contributes to Bourdieu’s concept of habitus and dispositions, specifically discussing about cognitive and affective dispositions.



Data Description

Nature of the Data: Qualitative Data

This deposit includes:

\* Interview transcripts (anonymised)

\* Consent forms (stored separately and not publicly accessible)

File Formats

\* Transcripts: \[e.g., .docx]

\*

Scope of Data

\* Number of interviews: \[12]

\* Date(s) of data collection: \[08/02/2023 to 07/06/2023]

\* Location/context: \[Rural Area of District, Uttar Pradesh, India]

\* Participant characteristics: \[Higher Secondary School Students- age group 16-17 years]



File Structure

/data

/transcripts:   anonymised interview transcripts

/consent\_template:   blank consent form





Methodology: Biographical Narrative Interview Methods

Data Collection

\* Method: Semi-structured / unstructured interviews

\* Recruitment: \[purposive sampling]

\* Mode: \[in-person]

\* Duration: \[interview was conducted in three rounds from each students and each session lasts around one hour]



Data Processing

\* Transcription method: \[manual+ reviewed]

\* Editing: Transcripts have been cleaned for readability while preserving meaning

\* Coding/analysis approach: \[thematic analysis]



Anonymisation and Ethical Considerations

\* All transcripts have been fully anonymised

\* Identifiable information (names, locations, organisations) has been removed or replaced with pseudonyms

\* Audio files are destroyed after transcriptions and completion of thesis.

\* Participants provided informed consent for data use and archiving

\* Ethical approval obtained from: University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences Ethics Committee



Data Sensitivity and Access Conditions

Due to the qualitative and potentially sensitive nature of the data:

\* Transcripts: \[Restricted access]

\* Transcripts are not sharable.

\* Audio files: \[Not shared]



Reuse Guidance: interview transcripts are not sharable.



Citation

Please cite this dataset as:

\[Dinesh Kumar Yadav] (2026). Title of dataset: Qualitative interview data. University of Glasgow Enlighten. DOI: \[http://dx.doi.org/10.5525/gla.researchdata.2240]



Related Publications: No publication yet



Funding Information

\* Funder: \[University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences PhD Scholarship]

\* Grant number: \[If applicable]





Contact Information

For further information, please contact:

\[Dinesh Kumar Yadav]

\[dinesh246802@gmail.com]



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