Q2: Lesson 1: Types of Qualitative Research

Phenomenology

Both an approach to, a method of, understanding the behavioral, emotive, and social meanings of lived experiences of individuals (ex. milestones, trauma, heartbreak, etc.)

Ethnography

Focuses on studying shared practices and belief systems (culture) of a group of people in their natural context over a prolonged period of time.

Inductive thematic analysis

Most common qualitative analysis data method; primarily concerns with presenting the stories and experiences voiced by study participants as accurately and comprehensively as possible; results in recommendations for program and policy.

Iterative

Data collection and analysis are merged.

Grounded theory

A type of inductive thematic analysis; set of inductive data collection and analytic methods with the purpose of constructing theories grounded in the data themselves.

Case study

Allows in-depth investigation of complex issues within a specific context, based on a small geographical area or a very limited number of individuals as the subjects of study (ex. issues on education, sociology and community-based problems).

Discourse/Conversation Analysis

Focuses on text as "object of analysis,"; studies naturally occurring discourse and extract shared meanings from such discourse.

Narrative analysis

Focuses on the narratives (storytelling) used as a source of data; unearths story.