Qualitative Research

Collecting, analysis and interpreting data

It is subjective and uses different methods of collecting information

Qualitative research is exploratory and open-ended

Strengths

Weaknesses

Real life situations

Complexity

Volume of data

Complexity of analysis

Types

Ethnographic Study

Case Studies

Narravite Analysis

Critical Qualitative Research

Grounded Theory Study

Phenomenological Study

Postmodern Research

Basic Interpretive Qualitative Study

Methods

Exploration is very often hte motive

Causal explanations

Interactions in smaller groups

It is inductive

It is concrete

Theorical Sampling

Human brain for collecting data

The researcher must be reflexive

Focused on subjective experiences

It is practical, logical, and critical of itself

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