CONCEPTS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH (An Essay) By Deborah Sitorus One of the ways to gain knowledge is by carrying out some research. As what Zacharia (2012) stated that in daily life most people conduct research to gain knowledge. A research can be carried out qualitatively or quantitatively depends on the research purposes and needs and the type of information the researcher is seeking. My concern in this essay is to briefly share my understandings about basic concepts of qualitative research that
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OVERVIEW Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guide Module 1 Qualitative Research Methods Overview F A M I L Y H E A L T H I N T E R N A T I O N A L Qualitative Research Methods Overview OVERVIEW T • • • • • • his module introduces the fundamental elements of a qualitative approach to research‚ to help you understand and become proficient in the qualitative methods discussed in subsequent modules. We recommend that you consult the suggested readings
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Quantitative and qualitative research Introduction: Research designs are plans and the procedures for research that span the decisions from broad assumptions to detailed methods of data collection and analysis. There are two main designs: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative and qualitative approaches should not be viewed as polar opposites or dichotomies; instead‚ they represent different ends on a continuum. Definition of quantitative research: ▪ In the social sciences
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Qualitative Field Research Dady Lafleur City College Research Methods Introduction What is Qualitative Field Research? Well it’s something that you probably seen walking in the mall or coming out of a grocery store; Qualitative Field Research involves fieldwork which is when the researcher observes and records behavior and events in their natural setting; (about education.com) Meaning‚ that certain people go out to places like malls‚ grocery stores‚ neighborhoods‚ and ask people
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groups‚ etc. Qualitative research can explore common experience (Grounded Theory Research)‚ shared culture (Ethnography)‚ an environment (Case Study)‚ or an individual (Narrative Research). Both type of research ask research questions‚ focus on type of data‚ and have variables. Research Questions Research Questions are clear‚ concise‚ and arguable questions. A qualitative research question “explores a central concept or phenomenon” (Schreiber 2012). An example of a qualitative research question
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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO SOCIAL RESEARCH Christina Hughes C.L.Hughes@warwick.ac.uk There has been widespread debate in recent years within many of the social sciences regarding the relative merits of quantitative and qualitative strategies for research. The positions taken by individual researchers vary considerably‚ from those who see the two strategies as entirely separate and based on alternative views of the world‚ to those who are happy to mix these strategies within
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two kinds of research method‚ including Qualitative and Quantitative research. Qualitative Research means collecting and analyzing other people’s ideas relevant to the study topic. John (2006) claimed that qualitative research is subjective since it depends on the people’s opinion. This kind of research employs various methods‚ including collecting information from individuals or interviewees‚ in-depth interviews and focus groups. The nature of qualitative research is exploratory. The researchers
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Information sheet 15 Qualitative Research Introduction Qualitative research is becoming more widely valued and recognised in the health care research field. The importance of qualitative research was established in the early 20th Century as a form of inquiry for the study of human group life‚ particularly in the fields of sociology and anthropology. Qualitative research aims to generate further research and theories rather than to verify them. It relies on transforming information from observations
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PROJECT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS FROM AN ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE Ýhsan Ulaþ Kocaoðlu JANUARY 2006 CONTENTS Definition of Qualitative Research in Social Sciences Approaches to Management Research Positivism versus Phenomenology Deductive and Inductive Schools of Thought in Management Research Major Qualitaitve Research Approaches Ethnographic Approach Phenomenology Field Research Grounded Theory Case study Action Research Narrative research Qualitative Data
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Qualitative data analysis What Is Qualitative Analysis? Qualitative modes of data analysis provide ways of discerning‚ examining‚ comparing and contrasting‚ and interpreting meaningful patterns or themes. The varieties of approaches - including ethnography‚ narrative analysis‚ discourse analysis‚ and textual analysis - correspond to different types of data‚ disciplinary traditions‚ objectives‚ and philosophical orientations. What Is Qualitative Analysis? We have few agreed-on canons for qualitative
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