This document discusses qualitative research methods. It begins by defining qualitative research as collecting and analyzing non-numerical data like text, video, or audio to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences. Qualitative research aims to gather in-depth insights through words and images rather than numbers. It typically uses an inductive approach to develop theories from field research. Common characteristics of qualitative research include studying meanings in real-world conditions, representing participants' views, examining contextual conditions, and using multiple data sources. The document also outlines ways to ensure trustworthiness and credibility in qualitative research findings.
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2. Broad Research Types
• Basic Research:
• Attempts to expand the limits of knowledge.
• Not directly involved in the solution to a pragmatic problem.
• Examples:
• Is executive success correlated with high need for achievement?
• Are members of highly cohesive work groups more satisfied than members of
less cohesive work groups?
• Do consumers experience cognitive dissonance in low-involvement
situations?
3. Broad Research Types
• Applied Research:
• Conducted when a decision must be made about a specific real-life problem
• Examples:
• Should McDonalds add Italian pasta dinners to its menu?
• Business research told McDonald’s it should not.
• Should Procter & Gamble add a high-priced home teeth bleaching kit to its
product line?
• Research showed Crest Whitestrips would sell well at a retail price of $44.
4. Qualitative Research versus Quantitative Research
• In its most basic form, qualitative research involves
collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text,
video, or audio) to understand concepts, opinions, or
experiences.
• It can be used to gather in-depth insights into a problem or
generate new ideas for research.
• Qualitative research is the opposite of quantitative research,
which involves collecting and analyzing numerical data for
statistical analysis.
5.
6.
7. Definition of Qualitative Research – Applied Orientation
• Qualitative research moves beyond “the world of brute facts toward the realm
of human meanings” (Bochner & Ellis, 2003, p. 509).
• This is accomplished with a focus on words and images rather than numbers.
• It usually involves an inductive view of the relationship between theory and
research: qualitative researchers usually start with field research and then
develop theories and concepts from it.
• It is normally interpretivist in that it seeks to understand the social world
through other people’s interpretations of it.
• Qualitative writers are often constructionist in that they understand social life
to be an outcome of the interactions and negotiations between individuals,
rather than a fixed structure to which individuals must conform and adapt.
• Its approach is naturalistic in that qualitative researchers try to minimize the
disturbance they cause to the social worlds they study.
8. The Funnel Metaphor
• Like a funnel, qualitative inquiry usually begins with a broad and wide-open
research question – such as “What is going on here?”
• By starting broad, researchers examine from the start a wide range of behavior,
attuning themselves to a variety of interesting issues and circumstances that
come from the field.
• Then, as they further scout the scene and collect more data, they slowly but
surely circle through the funnel, narrowing their focus.
• Through ongoing data collection, analysis, interpretation, and further collection
of data, the purpose of the study becomes more distinct.
• This means that investigators must be flexible to contingencies in the scene.
Every research project is different, and the practices that worked well in one
scene may not work in another.
9. Five Features of Qualitative Research
1. Studying the meaning of people’s lives, under real-world
conditions;
2. Representing the views and perspectives of the people
(called the participants) in a study;
3. Covering the contextual conditions within which people
live;
4. Contributing insights into existing or emerging concepts
that may help to explain human social behavior; and
5. Striving to use multiple sources of evidence rather than
relying on a single source alone.
10. Common Characteristics of Qualitative Research
• Natural setting: data collected in the field at the site where participants
experience the issue or problem under study. Qualitative researchers
gather up-close information by actually talking directly to people and
seeing them behave and act within their context. In the natural setting, the
researchers have face-to-face interaction over time.
• Researcher as key instrument: qualitative researchers collect data
themselves through examining documents, observing behavior, and
interviewing participants. They do not tend to use or rely on
questionnaires or instruments developed by other researchers.
• Multiple methods: Qualitative researchers typically gather multiple forms
of data, such as interviews, observations, and documents, rather than rely
on a single data source.
11. Common Characteristics of Qualitative Research
• Complex reasoning through inductive and deductive logic: Qualitative
researchers build their patterns, categories, and themes from the “bottom
up,” by organizing the data inductively into increasingly more abstract units
of information. Researchers also use deductive thinking in that they build
themes that are constantly being checked against the data. (Slide 17)
• Participants’ meanings: In the entire qualitative research process, focus is
on learning the meaning that the participants hold about the problem or
issue, not the meaning that the researchers bring to the research or
writers from the literature. The participant meanings further suggest
multiple perspectives on a topic and diverse views. This is why a theme
developed in a qualitative report should reflect multiple perspectives of
the participants in the study.
• Emergent design: The research process for qualitative researchers is
emergent. This means that the initial plan for research cannot be tightly
prescribed, and that all phases of the process may change or shift after the
researchers enter the field and begin to collect data.
12. Common Characteristics of Qualitative Research
• Reflexivity: Researchers “position themselves” in a qualitative research
study. This means that researchers convey (i.e., in a method section, in an
introduction, or in other places in a study) their background (e.g., work
experiences, cultural experiences, history), how it informs their
interpretation of the information in a study, and what they have to gain
from the study.
• Holistic account: Qualitative researchers try to develop a complex picture
of the problem or issue under study. This involves reporting multiple
perspectives, identifying the many factors involved in a situation, and
generally sketching the larger picture that emerges. Researchers are bound
not by tight cause-and-effect relationships among factors, but rather by
identifying the complex interactions of factors in any situation. People in
the context of their pasts and the situations in which they find themselves
13. Inductive Approach
Deductive Approach
From specific observations to
broad generalizations and
theories: bottom-up
approach generally used in
qualitative studies
From more general to more
specific: top-down approach
commonly used in
quantitative studies
14.
15. Recap: Brief of Characteristics of Qualitative Research
• The researcher conducts the study in the field in a natural setting.
• The researcher does not use someone else’s instrument but gathers data on his
or her own instrument.
• The researcher collects multiple types of data.
• The researcher uses both inductive and deductive reasoning in making sense of
the data.
• The researcher reports the perspectives of the participants and their multiple
meanings.
• The researcher reports the setting or context in which the problem is being
studied.
• The researcher allows the design or procedures of the study to emerge.
• The researcher discusses his or her background and how it shapes the
interpretation of the findings (reflexivity).
• The researcher reports a complex picture of the phenomenon being studied.
16. Building Trustworthiness and Credibility into
Qualitative Research
• Credibility
• respondent validation, member validation, or member reflection
• Transferability
• thick description: provides others with the database they need in
order to assess the possible transferability of findings to other
milieus
• Dependability: Methodic-ness
• complete records of all phases of the research process are made
accessible for ‘auditing’
• Confirmability
• Adherence to Evidence: personal values or theoretical inclinations
should not alter either the conduct of the research or the findings
derived from it.
17. Methodology
• The way in which we approach problems and seek answers.
• In the social sciences, the term applies to how research is conducted.
• Our assumptions, interests, and purposes shape which methodology
we choose.
• When stripped to their essentials, debates over methodology are
debates over assumptions and purposes, over theory and
perspective.
18. Philosophy of Research
Hughes (1990):
“Every research tool or procedure is inextricably embedded in
commitments to particular visions of the world and to knowing that
world. To use an attitude scale, to take the role of a participant
observer, to select a random sample … is to be involved in conceptions
of the world which allow these instruments to be used for the purposes
conceived. No technique or method of investigation is self-validating …
they operate only within a given set of assumptions about the nature
of society, the nature of human beings, the relationship between the
two and how they may be known.”
19. Perspectives and Methodology
• Two major theoretical perspectives (world views) have dominated the
social science scene.
• The first is positivism.
• The positivist seeks the facts or causes of social phenomena apart from the
subjective states of individuals.
• What can be verified and generalized is true, what cannot is not.
20. Perspectives and Methodology
• The second major theoretical perspective, is constructivism.
• The constructivist, or interpretivist is committed to understanding social
phenomena from the actor’s own perspective and examining how the
world is experienced.
• The important reality is what people perceive it to be.
• There are many explanations for social phenomena and there are multiple
truths.
21. Perspectives and Methodology
• Since positivists and constructivists take on different kinds of problems and
seek different kinds of answers, their research requires different
methodologies.
• Adopting a natural science model of research, the positivist searches for
causes through methods, such as questionnaires, inventories, and
demography, that produce data amenable to statistical analysis.
• The constructivist seeks understanding through qualitative methods, such
as participant observation, in-depth interviewing, and others, that yield
descriptive data.
• In contrast to practitioners of a natural science approach, constructivists
strive for what Max Weber (1968) called verstehen (pronounced
furshteehen), that is, to understand on a personal level the motives and
beliefs behind people’s actions (Hennink, Hutter, & Bailey, 2011).
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23. Philosophy
• Paradigm: Positivism Post-positivism Constructivism
• Ontology: Beliefs about reality: What is the nature of reality?
Realism/Objectivism Critical Realism Relativism/Subjectivism
A pre-social reality exists that we A pre-social reality exists but we “Reality” is relative and dependent on
can access through our senses can only ever partially know it the ways we come to know it
• Epistemology: What is possible to know? How can we generate meaningful knowledge?
How do we discover new things?
Mostly Deduction/Etic Approach Mostly Induction/Emic Approach
Researcher does not influence study Researcher immerses himself/herself in the study;
takes an outsider view influence of researcher is acknowledged; insider view
• Methodology: refers to philosophies that guide data collection (e.g. experimental
research, surveys, ethnography, etc.)
• Methods: Data gathering techniques. Examples: surveys, observation, interviews
• Instruments: Questionnaires, experimental equipment, researcher
24.
25. Definitions
• Paradigm: "a set of basic beliefs (or metaphysics) that deals with ultimates or first
principles. It represents a worldview that defines, for its holder, the nature of the
world, the individual’s place in it, and the range of possible relationships to that world
and its parts, as , for example, cosmologies and theologies do" (Guba & Lincoln, 1994,
p. 105).
• Ontology: (What is reality/knowledge) the form and nature of reality and what can be
known about it (Guba & Lincoln, 1994).
• Epistemology: (Where/how can reality/knowledge be discovered/known) the nature
of the relationship between the knower and what can be known.
• Axiology: (What value systems govern reality and the search for reality?) deals with
the nature of value and captures the value question of what is intrinsically
worthwhile? Puts in issue "values of being, about what human states are to be valued
simply because of what they are" (Heron & Reason, 1997, p. 287).
• Methodology: (What processes need to be employed in order to doscover/know
reality?) a system of general principles and ways of organizing and structuring
theoretical and practical activity, and also the theory of this system.
26. Philosophical Assumptions of Constructivism with Implications for Practice
Assumption Questions Characteristics Implications for practice (Egs.)
Ontological What is the nature of reality? Reality is multiple as seen
through many views
Researcher reports different
perspectives as themes develop in
the findings
Epistemological What counts as knowledge?
How are knowledge claims
justified? What is the
relationship between the
researcher and the researched?
Subjective evidence from
participants; researcher
attempts to lessen distance
between himself/herself
and the researched
Researcher relies on quotes as
evidence from the participant;
collaborates, spends time in field
with participants and becomes an
‘insider’
Axiological What is the role of values? Researcher acknowledges
that research is value-laden
and that biases are present
Researcher openly discusses
values that shape the narrative
and includes his/her own
interpretation in conjunction with
the interpretation of participants
Methodological What is the process of research?
What is the language of
research?
Researcher uses inductive
logic, studies the topic
within its context, and uses
an emerging design
Researcher works with particulars
(details) before generalizations,
describes context in detail and
continually revises questions from
experiences in the field
28. Interpretive
frameworks
Ontological Beliefs
(the nature of reality)
Epistemological Beliefs
(how reality is known)
Axiological Beliefs
(role of values)
Methodological Beliefs (approach
to inquiry)
Postpositivism A single reality
exists beyond
ourselves, “out
there”. Researcher
may not be able to
understand it or get
it because of lack of
absolutes
Reality can only be
approximated, but it is
constructed through
research and statistics.
Interaction with
research subjects is
kept to a minimum.
Validity comes from
peers, not participants
Researcher’s
biases need to be
controlled and
not expressed in
a study
Use of scientific method and
writing. Object of research is to
create new knowledge. Method
is important. Deductive
methods are important, such as
testing of theories, specifying
important variables, making
comparisons among groups
Social
Constructivism
Multiple realities
are constructed
through our lived
experiences and
interactions with
others
Reality is co-
constructed between
researcher and
researched and
shaped by individual
experiences
Individual values
are honored, and
are negotiated
among
individuals
More of a literary style of
writing used. Use of an
inductive method of emergent
ideas (through consensus)
obtained through methods
such as interviewing, observing,
and analysis of text
Interpretive Frameworks and Associated Philosophical Beliefs
29. Interpretive
frameworks
Ontological Beliefs
(the nature of reality)
Epistemological Beliefs
(how reality is known)
Axiological Beliefs (role
of values)
Methodological Beliefs
(approach to inquiry)
Transformative
/Postmodern
Participation
between researcher
and communities/
individuals under
study. Often a
subjective-objective
reality emerges
Co-created findings
with multiple ways of
knowing
Respect for
indigenous values;
values need to be
problematized and
interrogated
Use of collaborative
processes of research;
political participation
encouraged; questioning
of methods; highlighting
issues and concerns
Pragmatism Reality is what is
useful, practical,
and ‘works’
Reality is known
through using many
tools of research that
reflect both deductive
(objective) and
inductive (subjective)
evidence
Values are discussed
because of the way
that knowledge
reflects both the
researcher’s and the
participants’ views
Research process involves
both quantitative and
qualitative approaches to
data collection and
analysis
Interpretive Frameworks and Associated Philosophical Beliefs
30. Interpretive
frameworks
Ontological Beliefs
(the nature of reality)
Epistemological Beliefs
(how reality is known)
Axiological Beliefs
(role of values)
Methodological Beliefs
(approach to inquiry)
Critical, Race,
Feminist,
Queer,
Disabilities
Reality is based on
power and identity
struggles. Privilege
or oppression based
on race or ethnicity,
class, gender,
mental abilities,
sexual preference
Reality is known through
the study of social
structures, freedom and
oppression, power, and
control. Reality can be
changed through
research
Diversity of values
is emphasized
within the
standpoint of
various
communities
Start with assumptions of
power and identity
struggles, document them,
and call for action and
change
Interpretive Frameworks and Associated Philosophical Beliefs
31. 5 Approaches (Methodologies) to Qualitative Research
• Narrative Study: tell stories, often situated in places or situations,
chronological, and have ‘turning point/s’
• Phenomenology: common meaning for several individuals of their
lived experiences of a concept or a phenomenon – what each
experiences and how
• Grounded Theory: Moves beyond description to generate or
discover theory. Focus on process or action
• Ethnography: Focuses on an entire culture-sharing group; studies
behavior, language, and interaction through immersion in the
group
• Case Study: the study of a case within a real-life, contemporary
context or setting, within a bounded system, bounded by time and
place
32. Characteristics Narrative Research Phenomenology Grounded Theory Ethnography Case Study
Focus Exploring the life of
an individual
Understanding the
essence of the
experience
Developing a
theory grounded in
data from the field
Describing and
interpreting a
culture-sharing
group
Developing an in-
depth description
and analysis of a
case or multiple
cases
Type of Problem
Best Suited for
Design
Needing to tell
stories of individual
experiences
Needing to
describe the
essence of a lived
phenomenon
Grounding a theory
in the views of
participants
Describing and
interpreting the
shared patterns of
culture of a group
Providing an in-
depth
understanding of a
cases or cases
Discipline
Background
Drawing from the
humanities,
including
anthropology,
literature, history,
psychology, and
sociology
Drawing from
philosophy,
psychology, and
education
Drawing from
sociology
Drawing from
anthropology and
sociology
Drawing from
psychology, law,
political science,
and medicine
Unit of Analysis Studying one or
more individuals
Studying several
individuals who
have shared the
experience
Studying a process,
an action, or an
interaction
involving many
individuals
Studying a group
that shares the
same culture
Studying an event,
a program, an
activity, or more
than one individual
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Data Collection
Forms
Using primarily
interviews and
documents
Using primarily
interviews with
individuals,
although
documents,
observations, and
art may also be
considered
Using primarily
interviews with 20-
60 individuals
Using primarily
observations and
interviews, but
perhaps collecting
other sources
during extended
time in field
Using multiple
sources, such as
interviews,
observations, and
artifacts
Data Analysis
Strategies
Analyzing data for
stories,
“restorying”
stories, and
developing
themes, often
using a chronology
Analyzing data for
significant
statements,
meaning units,
textual and
structural
description, and
description of the
“essence”
Analyzing data
through open
coding, axial
coding, and
selective coding
Analyzing data
through
description of the
culture-sharing
group and themes
about the group
Analyzing data
through
description of the
case and themes of
the case as well as
cross-case themes
Written Report Developing a
narrative about the
stories od an
individual’s life
Describing the
“essence” of the
experience
Generating a
theory illustrated
in a figure
Describing how a
culture-sharing
group works
Developing a
detailed analysis of
one or more cases
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General
Structure of
Study
- Introduction
(problem, questions)
- Research
procedures (a
narrative,
significance of
individual, data
collection, analysis
outcomes)
- Report of stories
- Individuals theorize
about their lives
- Narrative segments
identified
- Patterns of meaning
identified (events,
processes,
epiphanies, themes)
- Summary
(adapted from
Denzin, 1989a,
1989b)
- Introduction
(problem,
questions)
- Research
procedures (a
phenomenology
and philosophical
assumptions, data
collection,
analysis,
outcomes)
- Significant
statements
- Meanings of
statements
- Themes of
meanings
- Exhaustive
description of
phenomenon
(adapted from
Moustakas, 1994)
- Introduction
(problem, questions)
- Research procedures
(grounded theory, data
collection, analysis,
outcomes)
- Open coding
- Axial coding
- Selective coding and
theoretical
propositions and
models
- Discussion of theory
and contrasts with
extant literature
(adapted from Strauss
& Corbin, 1990)
- Introduction
(problem,
questions)
- Research
procedures
(ethnography, data
collection, analysis,
outcomes)
- Description of
culture
- Analysis of
cultural themes
- Interpretation,
lessons learned,
and questions
raised
(adapted from
Wolcott, 1994)
- Entry vignette
- Introduction
(problem,
questions, case
study, data
collection, analysis,
outcomes)
- Description of the
case/cases and
its/their context
- Development of
issues
- Detail about
selected issues
- Assertions
- Closing vignette
(adapted from
Stake, 1995
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Approach Analysis
Thematic Analysis
Identifying themes and patterns of meaning across a dataset
in relation to research question
Grounded Theory
Questions about social and/or psychological processes; focus
on building theory from Data
Interpretive
Phenomenological
Analysis
How individuals make sense of their world (life-world)?
Seeks insights to the meanings that events and experiences
hold for people.
Discourse Analysis How language is used? What is said and why it might be said?
Narrative Analysis
How individuals make meanings using stories. Seeks
understanding of the unique perspective brought by
individuals to make sense of their external and internal world