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• 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