Kinds of Qualitative Research

Phenomenology

the study of how people give meaning to their experiences, like the death of loved ones, care for the people, and friendliness of the people.

Ethnography

understanding of how a particular cultural group goes about their daily lives which includes their organizational set-up, internal operations, and lifestyle.

Grounded theory

This occurs when a researcher discovers a new theory based on the data collected. It is a research methodology for discovering theory in a substantive area.

Case study

study involves an investigation of a person, group, organization, or situation for a long period of time to explain why such things occur to the subject under study. Some examples of this type of study are the fields of social care, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation centers, education, etc.

Content and Discourse Analysis

This method requires the examination or analysis of the substance or content of the communication that takes place through letters, books, journals, photos, video recordings, short message services, online messages, emails, audio-visual materials, etc.

Historical Analysis

is the study of primary documents to explain the connection of past events to the present time. An example of this is explaining the happenings during the Marcos regime.