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Qualitative Research (IS055) (Characteristics (Naturalistic inquiry,…
Qualitative Research (IS055)
Definition
Systematic Mode of Inquiry
Complex Social Structure
Interactions
Process
Employing Observation
interpretive
Naturalistic approches
Approches
Observational Approaches
Interpretive Approaches
Naturalistic Approaches
Roots in a Variety of
Anthropology
Sociology
Psychology
Linguistics
Semiotics
Qualitative Vs Quantitative
According to Paradigmatic Sense
Qualitative
Based on the assumption that social reality is not singular or objective
Human experiences and social contexts
Best studied within its socio‐historic context
Quantitative
Reality is relatively independent of the context
Abstracted from their contexts
Studied using objective techniques
According to Data-Oriented Sense
Qualitative
On non‐numeric data
Not amenable to statistical procedures
Quantitative
On numeric data
Amenable to statistical procedures
Several minor ways
Qualitative
Purposive sampling strategy
Researcher receives critical attention in qualitative research
Holistic and contextual
Quantitative
Random sampling
The researcher is considered to be external
Contrast to statistical techniques
Benefits
Well‐suited for exploring hidden reasons behind complex, interrelated, or multifaceted social processes
Helpful for theory construction
Appropriate for studying context‐specific, unique, or idiosyncratic events or processes
Ability to uncover interesting and relevant research questions and issues for follow‐up research
Challenges
Consume more time and resources
Requires well‐trained researchers
All participants or data sources may not be equally credible, unbiased, or
knowledgeable about the phenomenon of interest
Given the heavily contextualized nature of inferences drawn
Characteristics
Naturalistic inquiry
Interpretive analysis
Researcher as instrument
Use of expressive language
Temporal nature
Hermeneutic circle
Data Collection
Interviews
Observation
Documentation
Types of Qualitative Research
Case research
Action research
Five Cycle Steps
Diagnising
Action Planning
Action Taking
Evaluating
Learning
Ethnography research
Phenomenology research
Grounded Theory
Hermeneutics
Rigor in Qualitative Research
Dependability
Credibility
Confirmability
Transferability