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Qualitative research, broadly defined, means "any kind of research that produces findings not arrived at by means of statistical procedures or other means of quantification"
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Where quantitative researchers seek causal determination, prediction, and generalization of findings, qualitative researchers seek instead illumination, understanding, and extrapolation to similar situations. Qualitative analysis results in a different type of knowledge than does quantitative inquiry.
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Strauss and Corbin ( 1990 ) claim that qualitative methods can be used to better understand any phenomenon about which little is yet known.
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They can also be used to gain new perspectives on things about which much is already known, or to gain more in-depth information that may be difficult to convey quantitatively.
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framed as open-ended questions that will support discovery of new information.
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The ability of qualitative data to more fully describe a phenomenon is an important consideration not only from the researcher's perspective, but from the reader's perspective as well. "If you want people to understand better than they otherwise might, provide them information in the form in which they usually experience it" ( Lincoln and Guba, 1985, p. 120 ).
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Credibility depends less on sample size than on the richness of the information gathered and on the analytical abilities of the researcher ( Patton, 1990 ). It can be enhanced through triangulation of data
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it is neither possible nor appropriate to finalize research strategies before data collection has begun (Patton, 1990). Qualitative research proposals should, however, specify primary questions to be explored and plans for data collection strategies.
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y contrast, purposeful sampling is the dominant strategy in qualitative research.
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two prevailing forms of data collection associated with qualitative inquiry are interviews and observation.
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Field researchers rely most heavily on the use of field notes, which are running descriptions of settings, people, activities, and sounds.
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How can an inquirer persuade his or her audiences that the research findings of an inquiry are worth paying attention to?
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The naturalistic researcher, on the other hand, assumes the presence of multiple realities and attempts to represent these multiple realities adequately.
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Credibility depends less on sample size than on the richness of the information gathered and on the analytical abilities of the researcher
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engage in research that probes for deeper understanding rather than examining surface features
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empathic neutral
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probability sampling,
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purposeful sampling
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information-rich cases
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maximum variation sampling
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Interviews
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Observations
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Criteria include: 1) exhaustion of resources; 2) emergence of regularities; and 3) overextension, or going too far beyond the boundaries of the research
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triangulation
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structural corroboration
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hey can also be used to gain new perspectives on things about which much is already known, or to gain more in-depth information that may be difficult to convey quantitatively
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where the researcher has determined that quantitative measures cannot adequately describe or interpret a situation
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framed as open-ended questions that will support discovery of new information
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Phenomenological inquiry, or qualitative research, uses a naturalistic approach that seeks to understand phenomena in context-specific settings.
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Qualitative research, broadly defined, means "any kind of research that produces findings not arrived at by means of statistical procedures or other means of quantification"
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Thus, qualitative methods are appropriate in situations where one needs to first identify the variables that might later be tested quantitatively, or where the researcher has determined that quantitative measures cannot adequately describe or interpret a situation.
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Research problems tend to be framed as open-ended questions that will support discovery of new information
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The ability of qualitative data to more fully describe a phenomenon is an important consideration not only from the researcher's perspective, but from the reader's perspective as well.
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Qualitative research proposals should, however, specify primary questions to be explored and plans for data collection strategies.
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The credibility of a qualitative research report relies heavily on the confidence readers have in the researcher's ability to be sensitive to the data and to make appropriate decisions in the field (Eisner, 1991; Patton, 1990).
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paucity
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Eisner (1991) claims there is a "
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of methodological prescriptions" for qualitative research, because such inquiry places a premium on the strengths of the researcher rather than on standardization (p. 169).
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In quantitative inquiry, the dominant sampling strategy is probability sampling, which depends on the selection of a random and representative sample from the larger population. The purpose of probability sampling is subsequent generalization of the research findings to the population. By contrast, purposeful sampling is the dominant strategy in qualitative research. Purposeful sampling seeks information-rich cases which can be studied in depth (Patton, 1990).
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The two prevailing forms of data collection associated with qualitative inquiry are interviews and observation.
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Patton (1990) writes about three types of qualitative interviewing: 1) informal, conversational interviews; 2) semi-structured interviews; and 3) standardized, open-ended interview
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Qualititative research reports are characterized by the use of "voice" in the text; that is, participant quotes that illustrate the themes being described.
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Qualitative research, which relies on interpretations and is admittedly value-bound, is considered to be subjective.
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Most importantly, technology educators must rise to the challenge to find and use rigorous, appropriate research techniques that address the significant questions facing the field.
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Sarah RoseMarie C Hoepfl Fall 1997
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Phenomenological inquiry, or qualitative research, uses a naturalistic approach that seeks to understand phenomena in context-specific settings. Logical positivism, or quantitative research, uses experimental methods and quantitative measures to test hypothetical generalizations. Each represents a fundamentally different inquiry paradigm, and researcher actions are based on the underlying assumptions of each paradigm.
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Qualitative research, broadly defined, means "any kind of research that produces findings not arrived at by means of statistical procedures or other means of quantification" (Strauss and Corbin, 1990, p. 17).
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quantitative researchers seek causal determination, prediction, and generalization of findings, qualitative researchers seek instead illumination, understanding, and extrapolation to similar situations. Qualitative analysis results in a different type of knowledge than does quantitative inquiry.
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Eisner points out that all knowledge, including that gained through quantitative research, is referenced in qualities, and that there are many ways to represent our understanding of the world:
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Cronbach claims that statistical research is not able to take full account of the many interaction effects that take place in social settings. He gives examples of several empirical "laws" that do not hold true in actual settings to illustrate this point. Cronbach states that "the time has come to exorcise the null hypothesis," because it ignores effects that may be important, but that are not statistically significant (1975, p. 124). Qualitative inquiry accepts the complex and dynamic quality of the social world.
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qualitative methods are appropriate in situations where one needs to first identify the variables that might later be tested quantitatively, or where the researcher has determined that quantitative measures cannot adequately describe or interpret a situation.
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Greene's 1994 study of women in the trades, for example, asked " What personal characteristics do tradeswomen have in common? In what way, if any, did role models contribute to women's choices to work in the trades?"
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. Qualitative research uses the natural setting as the source of data. The researcher attempts to observe, describe and interpret settings as they are, maintaining what Patton calls an "empathic neutrality" (1990, p. 55).
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The researcher acts as the "human instrument" of data collection.
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Qualitative researchers predominantly use inductive data analysis.
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Qualitative research reports are descriptive, incorporating expressive language and the "presence of voice in the text" (Eisner, 1991, p. 36).
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Qualitative research has an interpretive character, aimed at discovering the meaning events have for the individuals who experience them, and the interpretations of those meanings by the researcher.
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Qualitative researchers pay attention to the idiosyncratic as well as the pervasive, seeking the uniqueness of each case.
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Qualitative research has an emergent (as opposed to predetermined) design, and researchers focus on this emerging process as well as the outcomes or product of the research.
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Qualitative research is judged using special criteria for trustworthiness (these will be discussed in some detail in a later section).
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Brad Peloquin"Strauss and Corbin (1990) claim that qualitative methods can be used to better understand any phenomenon about which little is yet known. "
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Lea EveringThere are several considerations when deciding to adopt a
qualitative research methodology. Strauss and Corbin (1990) claim that
qualitative methods can be used to better understand any phenomenon
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There are several considerations when deciding to adopt a qualitative research methodology. Strauss and Corbin (1990) claim that qualitative methods can be used to better understand any phenomenon about which little is yet known. They can also be used to gain new perspectives on things about which much is already known, or to gain more in-depth information that may be difficult to convey quantitatively.
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EAmon CostelloExternal Validity / Generalizability versus Transferability
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Phenomenological inquiry, or qualitative research, uses a naturalistic approach that seeks to understand phenomena in context-specific settings.
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Logical positivism, or quantitative research, uses experimental methods and quantitative measures to test hypothetical generalizations.
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qualitative researchers seek instead illumination, understanding, and extrapolation to similar situations.
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several considerations
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deciding to adopt a qualitative research methodology
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used to gain new perspectives on things about which much is already known,
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more in-depth information that may be difficult to convey quantitatively
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28 Jan 09
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any kind of research that produces findings not arrived at by means of statistical procedures or other means of quantification
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Qualitative research
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paradigm of choices
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it is not necessary to pit these two paradigms against one another in a competing stance
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Qualitative research uses the natural setting as the source of data
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empathic neutrality
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human instrument" of data collection
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inductive data analysis
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descriptive, incorporating expressive language and the "presence of voice in the text"
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meaning
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interpretations
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the researcher seeks to observe and interpret meanings
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Lincoln and Guba
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sampling strategy
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probability sampling
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nformation-rich cases
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purposeful sampling
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An interview guide or "schedule" is a list of questions or general topics that the interviewer wants to explore during each interview.
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Bogdan and Biklen define qualitative data analysis as "working with data, organizing it, breaking it into manageable units, synthesizing it, searching for patterns, discovering what is important and what is to be learned, and deciding what you will tell others
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place the raw data into logical, meaningful categorie
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analysis
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(Lincoln and Guba, 1985, p. 120). Qualitative research reports, typically rich with detail and insights into participants’ experiences of the world, "may be epistemologically in harmony with the reader’s experience" (Stake, 1978, p. 5) and thus more meaningful.
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Phenomenological inquiry, or qualitative research, uses a naturalistic approach that seeks to understand phenomena in context-specific settings. Logical positivism, or quantitative research, uses experimental methods and quantitative measures to test hypothetical generalizations. Each represents a fundamentally different inquiry paradigm, and researcher actions are based on the underlying assumptions of each paradigm.
Qualitative research, broadly defined, means "any kind of research that produces findings not arrived at by means of statistical procedures or other means of quantification" (Strauss and Corbin, 1990, p. 17). Where quantitative researchers seek causal determination, prediction, and generalization of findings, qualitative researchers seek instead illumination, understanding, and extrapolation to similar situations. Qualitative analysis results in a different type of knowledge than does quantitative inquiry.
Eisner points out that all knowledge, including that gained through quantitative research, is referenced in qualities
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Strauss and Corbin (1990) claim that qualitative methods can be used to better understand any phenomenon about which little is yet known. They can also be used to gain new perspectives on things about which much is already known, or to gain more in-depth information that may be difficult to convey quantitatively. Thus, qualitative methods are appropriate in situations where one needs to first identify the variables that might later be tested quantitatively, or where the researcher has determined that quantitative measures cannot adequately describe or interpret a situation. Research problems tend to be framed as open-ended questions that will support discovery of new information. Greene’s 1994 study of women in the trades, for example, asked " What personal characteristics do tradeswomen have in common? In what way, if any, did role models contribute to women’s choices to work in the trades?"
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the reader’s perspective as well. "If you want people to understand better than they otherwise might, provide them information in the form in which they usually experience it"
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Liz DorlandQualitative researchers have a special responsibility to their subjects and their readers. Since there are no statistical tests for significance in qualitative studies, the researcher bears the burden of discovering and interpreting the importance of what
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