Unit 4 Qualitative Research
Lisbeth McGonegal
Unit 4 Discussion Board 2
October 17, 2017
RES804
Dr. Coburn
One of the biggest takeaways from the last chat was discussing the different characteristics of qualitative research. There are eight specific characteristics of qualitative research include natural setting, the researcher as the key instrument in the study, numerous sources of data, inductive and deductive data analysis, participants’ meanings, emergent design, reflexivity, and holistic account (Coburn, 2017). The natural setting for qualitative research is out in the field where the participants stated the problem occurred. With qualitative research, the researcher has a more personal, hands-on experience versus a quantitative research study where the researcher is analyzing the data only. The researcher is an essential part of the whole experience through interviewing participants, gathering documents for the study, and observing the participants and other people involved in the study (Coburn, 2017). Qualitative researchers also gather several types of data versus a single source of data for a quantitative research study. Several types of data that are collected with a qualitative study include interviews, documentation, and personal observations of the research subjects. Researchers working on a …show more content…
Grounded theory is a design that stems from sociology where the researcher develops a basic theory based on the views of the participants. Phenomenological research develops from psychology and philosophy. With this research design, the researcher is sharing personal experiences from the participants about a phenomenon that has happened to them. Ethnography is a design from sociology and anthropology where the researcher looks at the different patterns of the participants in a specific cultural group over a longer period to gain a better insight of behaviors and patterns that
Unit 4 Discussion Board 2
October 17, 2017
RES804
Dr. Coburn
One of the biggest takeaways from the last chat was discussing the different characteristics of qualitative research. There are eight specific characteristics of qualitative research include natural setting, the researcher as the key instrument in the study, numerous sources of data, inductive and deductive data analysis, participants’ meanings, emergent design, reflexivity, and holistic account (Coburn, 2017). The natural setting for qualitative research is out in the field where the participants stated the problem occurred. With qualitative research, the researcher has a more personal, hands-on experience versus a quantitative research study where the researcher is analyzing the data only. The researcher is an essential part of the whole experience through interviewing participants, gathering documents for the study, and observing the participants and other people involved in the study (Coburn, 2017). Qualitative researchers also gather several types of data versus a single source of data for a quantitative research study. Several types of data that are collected with a qualitative study include interviews, documentation, and personal observations of the research subjects. Researchers working on a …show more content…
Grounded theory is a design that stems from sociology where the researcher develops a basic theory based on the views of the participants. Phenomenological research develops from psychology and philosophy. With this research design, the researcher is sharing personal experiences from the participants about a phenomenon that has happened to them. Ethnography is a design from sociology and anthropology where the researcher looks at the different patterns of the participants in a specific cultural group over a longer period to gain a better insight of behaviors and patterns that