4.1 Qualitative Research

1. using inductive reasoning to link theory and research

2. An interpretivist epistemological position focuses on understanding the social world by interpreting people’s experiences and meanings.

3. A constructionist ontological position believes that social interactions shape and create social phenomena.

What are the characteristics of qualitative research

1. humanities

2. explores in depth the manifestation of problems

3. facilitates appreciation and understanding of basic causes and principles

uses of qualitative research

why and how

qualittaive research focuses on answering the

naturalistic and interpretevist approach

what approach des qualitative research have?

1. field notes

2. interviews

3. conversations

4. photographs

5. recordings

6. memos

examples of data gathering from natural settings

1. developing research need and requirements

2. defining overarching research question

3. collecting qualitative data

4. analysing and interpreting data

5. developing theoretical work

6. writing findings and conclusions

steps of qualitative research

ethnography

Understands & interprets beliefs, attitudes, values, roles, & norms that arise in particular socio-cultural concepts

grounded theory

constant comparisons of data with emerging theories & theoretical sampling of different groups to maximize the similirities and differences of information

grounded theory

does not require predetermined hypothesis, starts with the information analyzes it inductively, resulting in a small theory w/C is applicable to a particular situation or problem

case study

Idiographic examination of a single individual, family, organization, event, activity or process

phenomology

aims to understand people's perceptions, perspectives with understanding of a particular situation

narrative inquiry

1 or 2 individuals to provide stories about their lives, retells in chronological order

1. diaries

2. autobiographies

3. transcripts

examples of datas in narrative inquiry