According to Easterbrook, (2008), “qualitative methods are used typically in research projects that take a human-focused perspective in the design and implementation of the investigation” (p. 828). This paper theme explains the reasoning for a topic’s approach as qualitative research. Additionally, the paper’s theme identifies the research design appropriateness while providing a rationale for not using other research designs. The qualitative research designs include phenomenological, ethnographic
Qualitative Research This will be a discussion of qualitative research. It will define qualitative research, as well as look at the similarities and differences in the quantitative and qualitative research paradigms. Furthermore, this discussion will look into qualitative case study research and phenomenological research, with further contemplation of purposes, methods, and limitations for these two methods. Qualitative research is concerned with understanding people’s many layers of envisioned
Introduction A research design refers to the whole research plan namely, aim and objectives of the study, methods of collecting data and analytical techniques used so as to ensure that the data is able to answer the research question (Roberts, Sitas & Greenstein 2003:10-11). There are two types of research design, namely, qualitative and quantitative. It is important to note that research design for qualitative and quantitative is overall the same as both designs originate from an idea they seek
Qualitative Research Research is conducted daily, whether the research is conducted and carried out through that of qualitative research or quantitative research. Strongly the type of research in which is used tends to depend on the researchers purpose, with strong regards to the type of information in which the researcher is seeking to find. Qualitative research however strongly focuses on the descriptions and the deeper meaning, which can be associated with that of data collection. With regards
Research methodology is analogous to a kaleidoscope (Cunningham, 2000). Just as a kaleidoscope reveals different shapes and colours of objects to the viewer depending on the angle at which it is held, a methodology provides different observations on phenomena for the researcher depending on how it is employed and implemented. Studies like this have blended the positivist and interpretive philosophies. This study adopted what Cunningham et al., (2000) refer to as methodological triangulation or the
philosophical approach, it is difficult to develop hypotheses at the start of the research. Thus, it is only through the pattern regularities between variables that the researcher can be able to generate theory and hence, make conclusions. The inductive approach is always associated with qualitative methods. Hence, qualitative methods will be at play in the study. The qualitative research approach
Article Citation Gilmartin, J. (2003). Day surgery: Patients’ perceptions of a nurse-led preadmission clinic. Journal of Clinical Nursing 13, 243-250. Initial Reaction This research article is from the UK and the writer questions if the findings from this study will have heuristic relevance and applicability to nursing and healthcare in the United States (U.S.). Primary healthcare in the UK is provided through the National Health Service (NHS); this writer has little knowledge as to how it
Qualitative research has gained significant recognition in the social science sphere with its holistic and purposeful pursuit in illuminating new areas for research lacking through quantitative research. (Carey, 2012; Cleary, Horsfall, & Hayter, 2014; Reeves, Kuper, & Hodges, 2008; Stevenson, Britten, Barry, Barber, & Bradley, 2000; Thyer, 2012). Qualitative research uses a variety of methodologies to explore an individual’s inner world, expand our understanding of a social phenomenon, and advance
turn contain subfields of study and there are still other disciplines in which social research is done including criminology, demography, education, and nursing (Bernard 6). Social science research is split between the positivistic (quantitative) approach and the interpretive-phenomenological approach (qualitative). Social science research often contains a combination of both approaches. But, qualitative research investigates the why and how about human behavior, the reasons that govern behavior.
3.1 Introduction. The rationale for our adoption of the qualitative method of data collection – the main method being the interview, backed by study of documentation and policies is based on the interactions (Blumer, 1969) premise that when the aim of the research is to understand a complex process where those involved have different perspectives on the matter in question, it makes sense to adopt a research strategy which allows these perspectives to be understood in the same terms in which the
Week Six Chapter four and five in Creswell (2013) helped me realize how important it is to focus on one type of qualitative research. This leads to writing a coherent paper in the approach chosen. It was also interesting to learn that because subjective and objective experiences, phenomenology lies somewhere in between both qualitative and quantitative research. The study I am conducting is a phenomenological study. Thus, when I interviewed my participant this weekend, I couldn’t help, but be a little
Introduction Qualitative research as it is known today began during the period 1925-1934. As almost the antithesis of the more entrenched and accepted quantitative research, it has only been deemed acceptable and trustworthy in recent years. Qualitative research first gained respectability through the application of applied psychology in advertising and marketing, and is now almost universally accepted in academia. (Bailey, 2013) The questions before today’s researchers are how to apply qualitative research
types of data collection I plan to employ to carry out my study. This study will use a qualitative approach to study and address the issue of the lack of healthy eating promotion in schools. The three types of data collection I plan to use are: direct observation, focus groups and a questionnaire. These methods will be clarified later in this chapter. Rationale for Qualitative Methodology Qualitative research is an approach that attempts to situate an activity that locates the observer in the
Quality and trustworthiness are essential to qualitative research both in the process of sampling and data collection. The adequacy and appropriateness of the sampling and data collection method to address the research question are very much needed to satisfy the desire of the consumer of the research. It is the credibility and dependability of the research that persuades consumers to trust the findings. The clear description of the sampling procedures (transparency) and the use of a consistent
Qualitative research is the significance of observations made in a study rather than the raw numbers themselves (Quantitative Research, 2014). It is most commonly the method of investigation that can include interviews and case studies. Qualitative research is also used in a historical and ethnographic context, when trying to find what did happen and what is happening (Quantitative Research, 2014). Qualitative research is useful for practitioners because it allows the researcher to establish a bond
involved in conducting a proper research. The two general types of research designs are qualitative and quantitative. These types of designs are different in many ways. Quantitative is an objective research typically focused on numerical data. Qualitative research is subjective research focused on narrative data. This paper further elaborates on many elements that separate quantitative research from qualitative research. One element that differentiates the qualitative article from the quantitative
Social research is changing and opening its doors towards methodological strategies that are more open minded. These new strategies are becoming useful aides in scientific enhancement of knowledge. While research methodologies are evolving, there still exists hostility between research methods such as qualitative research, quantitative research, and mixed methods (Johnson & Christensen, 2008). Qualitative methods have increased popularity over the past years along with new theoretical trends.
Exploratory Methods Qualitative research is one in which the researcher searchers for qualities in which cannot be reduced to values displayed numerically, with the aims of examining a multiplicity of nuances and complexities of a particular phenomenon under study (Leedy & Ormrod, 2013). Within this approach of qualitative research methodology, there are several observational methods of which can serve as both meaningful and beneficial towards any research study. Within this assignment the writer
The father of quantitative analysis, Rene Descartes, thought that in order to know and understand something, you have to measure it (Kover, 2008). Quantitative research has two main types of sampling used, probabilistic and purposive. Probabilistic sampling is when there is equal chance of anyone within the studied population to be included. Purposive sampling is used when some benchmarks are used to replace the discrepancy among errors. The primary collection of data is from tests or standardized
In this paper, the author will delineate the characteristics between qualitative and quantitative research, as well as their methodologies. The purpose of this paper is to give the reader a brief glimpse behind each research approach, by determining the strengths and weaknesses of both. The terms “subjective” and “objective” will be viewed in accordance with each research paradigm by considering the role of the observer and addressing how the researcher conducts his or her analysis using these