PART ONE Introduction to Qualitative Research CHAPTER 1 The Nature of Qualitative Research: Development and Perspectives This chapter is an attempt to trace the background of qualitative research‚ its development and its main features. It also focuses on some epistemological and methodological issues. The aim is to put the more pragmatic and practical sections in the book into a theoretical and methodological context. Qualitative research is a form of social inquiry that focuses
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Naturalistic Observation It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I was observing the children playing in the a small playground in the southern campus. The unexpected sunshine makes everything beatiful today. There are lots of equipments here for children to entertain‚ such as swing‚ slide‚ see saw‚ spring rider‚ which remind me my childhood‚ too. Since today is Thursday‚ the number of children is less than usual. However‚ at least I had some children to observe. I focused on the twins‚ Steve and Bela
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Qualitative Research According to Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2011)‚ qualitative research is used when a “certain concept or phenomenon is not well understood or is inadequately covered in the literature (Melnyk & Fine-Overholt‚ 2011‚ p.435). Qualitative research is also used when the researcher wants to work towards a relationship with the participant (Conceptualizing‚ 2012). It is important to employ research tactics such as qualitative research so that the nurse can better understand certain
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A Companion to QUALITATIVE RESEARCH A Companion to QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Edited by Uwe Flick‚ Ernst von Kardorff and Ines Steinke Translated by Bryan Jenner SAGE Publications London ● Thousand Oaks ● New Delhi Translation © 2004 This English edition first published 2004 Originally published in the series “rowohlts enzyklopädie” under the title QUALITATIVE FORSHCHUNG – Ein Handbuch Copyright © 2000 Rowohlt Ttaschenbuch Verlag GmbH‚ Reinbek bei Hamburg Apart from any fair
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Data-collection in Qualitative Research This Chapter is about methods and techniques in data-collection during a qualitative research. We mentioned earlier that qualitative research is eclectic. That is‚ the choice of techniques is dependent on the needs of the research. Although this should be true for almost all social research‚ it is particularly so with qualitative research in that the appropriate method or techniques is often identified and adopted during the research. Qualitative research is also
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Naturalistic Observation Primary Reference Source Loucopoulos P and V Karakostas (1995) System Requirements Engineering. McGraw Hill International. Summary description Observational methods involve an investigator viewing users as they work and taking notes on the activity which takes place. Observation may be either direct‚ where the investigator is actually present during the task‚ or indirect‚ where the task is viewed by some other means such as through use of a video camera.
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Angela Roscoe ENG 105 January 20‚ 2013 Liza Kiesell The Observation of the Salvation Army When observing this big beautiful building‚ that is called the Salvation Army‚ that was placed in this community‚ I observed this building being more than just a community center‚ but an holistic approach to bring the community together and have observed them changed people’s lives. I have observed the different programs that they have for all ages and interests. I have observed their child care program
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Note taking In the field where the stream flows‚ and the water falls into the pond is where I did my observation. I took the time to sit on my property‚ at my grandparents house‚ which is located in the country side. I sat on a wooden bench over looking running water for 30 minutes observing the wilderness‚ and the surrounding sounds. The water was flowing fast down stream‚ with an abundance of rocks in the water. The water was completely clear‚ and made a rushing sound as it moved. I could see
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these neighborhoods that allowed for the assumption of fear or crime; using both qualitative and quantitative data allowed for the conclusions made. For the qualitative data‚ our group used different observations such as the landscape‚ pedestrian traffic characteristics‚ and characteristics of the individuals who were in that area‚ such as: race‚ gender‚ and age. For the quantitative data‚ we focused our observations more towards the physical and social disorder within
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I attended a speech on Monday April 29th at Saint Thomas Aquinas’ rec room. The speakers name was Brandon Young‚ inspirational speaker. The audience was not very large‚ approximately 50 to 55 people were present. The name of the speech was “Why do you do it” and it was delivered to inspire you. To begin the speaker was very good at getting our attention by stating that he was not there to motivate us in anyway but‚ instead to ask “why”. His big point was “Why do you do the things
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