RESEARCH #4

• Characteristics of Qualitative Research: It is important for researchers to understand the nature of qualitative research and consider its characteristics in constructing research design, data collection, and data analysis.
• Natural Inquiry: Qualitative research is a form of natural inquiry because it focuses on studying its subject in a natural setting.
• characteristics of qualitative research:

  ●Based on natural inquiry

  ●Utilizes inductive analysis

  ●Utilizes holistic approach

  ●Requires personal immersion of the researcher

  ●Objective

  ●Requires empathic neutrality

  ●Exhibits flexible research design

  ●Uses qualitative data
• Inductive analysis: is a qualitative approach that allows primary research findings to be derived from the most dominant and significant themes being observed in society.
• Holistic approach: focuses on the the entirety of the system.

  ● It assumes that the whole system is better compared to the the sum of its parts.
• Requires Personal Immersion: The researcher is required to become part of the observed group in order to acquire more in-depth data for the research.
• Inductive Reasoning: Paradigm, Generalization and observation.
• Deductive Reasoning: Theory, Prediction and Experiment.
• Objective: The results of the research must not be affected by the perception or personal experiences of the researcher.
• Empathic Neutrality: The researcher must be keen in observing neutrality in compiling findings from the study.
• Flexible Research Design: Researchers may continue to conduct research on new objectives or questions that emerged during the research process.
• Qualitative data refers to the detailed documentation and description of certain events or phenomenon being observed.