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Cards (8)

  • Limitations of Qualitative Research:
    • Subjective and can be influenced by researcher biases
    • Data comes from a small sample size, limiting statistical representation
    • Data analysis methods like coding and triangulation can be time-consuming
    • Selection of human subjects can be problematic due to ethical and confidentiality issues
  • Ethnography is a qualitative research method aiming to gain a holistic understanding of a specific group, society, institution, or culture by immersing researchers in the group's culture
  • Ethnographic research requires:
    • Detailed description of the studied ground
    • Analysis of the group based on collected data
    • Characterization of the group based on processed data interpretations
  • Phenomenology involves studying human phenomena, events, situations, concepts, experiences, or needs to explore the meanings of participants' feelings, thoughts, insights, and perceptions regarding a particular phenomena
  • Narrative Research:
    • Narrates life experiences of individuals as told to or gathered by the researcher
    • Defined as a spoken or written chronological account of events
  • Grounded Theory:
    • Qualitative research design generating theories grounded in data from the field
    • Theories arise from actions, interactions, and social processes of participants
  • Case Study:
    • Documented study of a particular person, group, institution, or event
    • Investigates a bounded system over a specified period of time
    • Can focus on one particular issue or a specific person/group
    • Can be historical, biographical, or comparative and uses multiple sources of information
  • Stages in the Conduct of a Qualitative Research:
    • Identification of the phenomenon to be studied
    • Development of a theoretical framework
    • Identification of the participants in the study
    • Data Collection
    • Data Analysis
    • Disseminating the results of the study