This dissertation explores modern thoughts on qualitative research, critically examining methodologies and theories presented by various authors. It highlights the increasing interest in qualitative research in academia and institutions, amidst rapid changes in social structures. The paper aims to provide a complex understanding of people's experiences and perceptions within social contexts, emphasizing the role of qualitative methods in identifying previously indefinable factors.

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Abstract
Theprimaryobjectiveofthisdissertationistodescribeandexploremodernthoughts
regardingqualitativeresearch,inordertoexamineresearchcriticallyonqualitativeresearch
regardingthegeneraltheoriespresentedbyCrimson,Bobbie,andStorge,andtodeterminethe
specificqualitativemethodologiesinresearch.Inordertoattainthis,thepaperwillpresenta
highlycriticalliteraturereviewtogetherwithannotatedbibliographyofjournalarticlesonthe
differentresearchmethodsinvolved,particularlythemethodofqualitativeresearch.Onthe
otherhand,quantitativeresearchmethodwillalsobeanalyzedcritically.Theanalysiswillbe
ableabletopresentaperceptiononqualitativeresearch,comingfromtheviewsandperspectivesof
differentauthors,includingtheintentionofprovidinganoversight,alongsideanin-depth
understandinginvolvedinqualitativeresearch.
LiteratureReview
Ingeneralterms,researchreferstotheprocessinvolvedinseekingknowledge.Fumell,(2012),
referredtoresearchasasystematicorscientificsearchforinformationregardingaspecific
subjectorissue.Researchreferstoanartinvolvedininvestigationwherethepeoplemove
comingfromtheknowntowhatisunknown,withanefforttodiscovertheunknown,inorderto
makeitknown.Themoveinvolvingresearchstemsfrom theinquisitivenesswhichiscommon
amongpeople.Thisinnateinquisitivenessdrivespeopletodiscoveringtheunknown,or
clarifyingwhatisalreadyconsideredasknown(Trowell,2011).Theacademicworldalready
prpresented an increasing need forqualitativeresearch,even in locationswherethereis
dominanceinquantitativeresearch.Recently,thereisanincreasedinterestonthefieldof
qualitativeresearchfromacademicandorganizationalinstitutions.Ontopofthat,researchand
policyoninterventionhavefurtherincreasedtheirinteresttowardsidentifyingtheperspective

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ofpeopleembracingqualitativeresearch.Ourmodernworldisalsogoingthroughrapid
changesinthesocialstructure.Asaresult,worldsbecomediversified,evenmakingitmore
challengingtosocialresearcherswithnewcontextsandperspectives.Thesehavebecome
relativelymodernthattheso-calledtraditionalmethodologiesinvolvedindeductionhave
furtherfailedduetothedifferentiationofobjects.Thesemethodsincludedhypothesesfrom
modelsandderivingresearchquestionswhicharetheoretical,testingtheminoppositionto
thecurrentlyprovidedempiricalevidence.Thus,qualitativeresearchhasgatheredmomentum
rapidlyintermsofdrapidlyintermsofdevelopmentinthemodernworldofresearch.Thisdissertationwillfocus
onthedifferenttrendsexistinginthefieldofqualitativeresearch.
ModernThoughts
Aqualitativeresearchisdesignedtoprovidecomplexdescriptionoftheexperiencesof
differentpeopleregardingaspecifictopic.Thisresearchoffersinformationregardingtheway
peopleperceiveacertainissueinwhichtheresearchtopichasintroduced.Thisperception
alsoinvolvestheiremotions,beliefs,relationships,opinions,aswellasthedifferentbehaviors.
Asidefromthese,qualitativemethodsforresearchalsohelpinidentifyingthosefactorswhich
werepreviouslyindefinablesuchasgenderroles,ethnicity,socio-economic,religion,aswellas
socialnormsandstatus.Thesefactorsusuallydonothaveanapparentroleinvolvedinthe
researesearchissue(Kyle,2010).Thesequalitativemethodsmayalsobeusedalongside
quantitativemethodsinordertoofferabetterunderstandingandinterpretationonthe
intricaterealityofaspecificsituation.Itisalsotheroleofaqualityqualitativeresearchin
ordertogainacomplexandcarefullythoughtofunderstandingofthespecificsocialcontext.
Kyle(2010)notedfurtherthatqualitativeresearchoffersawaytounderstandtheworld,and
doesnotneedtotestanyformofhypotheses.Also,itdoesnotbelievethatdifferentresearch

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havecontrolontheaspectsofthespecificworldthattheyareattemptingtoexplore.
Kyle(2010)alsonotedthatagoodqualitativeresearchalsoservesthepurposeofenhancing
aspecificsocialcircumstance.Aswithanycircumstance,thefindingsinvolvedinqualitative
researchneedstohelpinimprovingthesituationwhichisundertheinvestigation.Thismaybe
achievedbytheresearcherswhoarelookingtogetanswerstothedifferentanswersinthereal
world.Theygatherwhattheyhear,readorseefromplaces,events,peopleandactivities
(Trowell,2011).Unlikelaboratoryexperiments,qualitativeresearchisusuallydoneinanatural
settingwherearesearcherengageswiththosewhoparticipateintheresearch.Asresearchis
beingcarriedout,thepurposeofthebeingcarriedout,thepurposeoftheresearcheristoacquireknowledgeregardingsome
aspectofthesocialworld,thusproducingnewformsofunderstanding.Then,researchers
growaspartoftheprocess,continuallymakingchoicesaswellastestassumptionsinorder
toreshapetheirquestions.
References
Fumell,H.(2012).Reviewon“qualitativeresearchoneducation:readingsinvolvedintransformative
practiceandreflexivemethodology”and“socialchangeresearchandapproaches”.University
EducationalReview,81(2),412-427.
Kyle,W.(2010).Compromiseinvolvedinqualitativemethodsinappliedsocialresearch.Journalon
QualitativeResearch,12(4),223-225.doi:12.1099/24345465768.
Trowell,P.(2012).Pluralisminthefieldofqualitativeresearch:Theinfluenceofvariousresearchersand
theirapproachesonqualitativedataanalysis.JournalonQualitativeResearch,12(2),223-225.