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Showing papers in "The International Journal of Qualitative Methods in 2017"


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TL;DR: The process of conducting a thematic analysis is illustrated through the presentation of an auditable decision trail, guiding interpreting and representing textual data and exploring issues of rigor and trustworthiness.
Abstract: As qualitative research becomes increasingly recognized and valued, it is imperative that it is conducted in a rigorous and methodical manner to yield meaningful and useful results. To be accepted ...

9,963 citations


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TL;DR: The National Empowerment Project (NEP) is an innovative Aboriginal-led community-based project to reduce the high rates of psychological distress and suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The National Empowerment Project (NEP) is an innovative Aboriginal-led community-based project. Since 2012, it has been working with communities in 11 sites across Australia to develop a culturally appropriate health promotion and primary prevention intervention strategy to reduce the high rates of psychological distress and suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The NEP is built around the use of localized participatory action research (PAR) processes to support communities to identify key factors negatively impacting on their lives as well as strategies for promoting well-being and building resilience. This article details the application of the PAR approach by the NEP Aboriginal community-based researchers. It provides some unique insights into how PAR facilitated communities to have a voice and the ways in which it supported important change processes at both an individual and a community level.

381 citations


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TL;DR: This article introduces a quick and comprehensive qualitative analysis strategy called the rigorous and accelerated data reduction (RADaR) technique, which involves using tables and spreadsheets from general purpose, word processing software to develop all-inclusive data tables that undergo several revisions.
Abstract: The National Institutes of Health, 5P30 AG015281 Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research

208 citations


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TL;DR: Visual methodologies are a collection of methods used to understand and interpret images as discussed by the authors, and have been used for a long time in anthropology and sociology; however, they are not suitable for the general public.
Abstract: Introduction:Visual methodologies are a collection of methods used to understand and interpret images. These methods have been used for a long time in anthropology and sociology; however, they are ...

196 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe how broadening of the term netnography in qualitative research is leading to misperceptions and missed opportunities and the once accepted need for human presence.
Abstract: This is the first article to describe how broadening of the term netnography in qualitative research is leading to misperceptions and missed opportunities. The once accepted need for human presence...

156 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors outline the reasons for their concern and reflect on whether the growing tendency of qualitative researchers trying to manage bias in their work is due to the increasing pressure to demonstrate research outputs lead to quantifiable impact.
Abstract: Recognizing and understanding research bias is crucial for determining the utility of study results and an essential aspect of evidence-based decision-making in the health professions. Research proposals and manuscripts that do not provide satisfactory detail on the mechanisms employed to minimize bias are unlikely to be viewed favorably. But what are the rules for qualitative research studies? Whenever I am reviewing a thesis, manuscript, or research proposal involving qualitative research and I come across attempts to manage “bias,” it always gives me cause for concern. Here, I outline the reasons for my concern and reflect on whether the growing tendency of qualitative researchers trying to manage “bias” in their work is due to the increasing pressure to demonstrate research outputs lead to quantifiable impact.

135 citations


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TL;DR: The authors discuss continuities and contradictions among versions of the grounded theory method and how contradictions within the method affect research practice, and how do new versions of grounded theory methods affect research practices.
Abstract: What continuities and contradictions can qualitative researchers discern among versions of the grounded theory method? How do contradictions within the method affect research practice? How do new v...

96 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the specific idea about how a program causes the intended or observed outcomes, should be the central aspect of any realist evaluation or synthesis, and the methods used for ex...
Abstract: Program theory, that is, the specific idea about how a program causes the intended or observed outcomes, should be the central aspect of any realist evaluation or synthesis. The methods used for ex...

95 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, a growing literature has discussed multiple complexities of various researcher stances and the place of reflexivity in qualitative research, and contributed to the literature by illuminati leaders in the field of qualitative research.
Abstract: A growing literature has discussed multiple complexities of various researcher stances and the place of reflexivity in qualitative research. This article contributes to the literature by illuminati...

65 citations


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TL;DR: There is growing recognition that current methodology to understand complex interventions in health-care often falls short of comprehensively explaining the interventions as mentioned in this paper, and there is a need for a new methodology to comprehensively explain complex interventions.
Abstract: There is growing recognition that current methodology to understand complex interventions in health-care often falls short of comprehensively explaining the interventions. Health-care interventions...

62 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors report their experience of teamwork implementing a multicountry team in qualitative research in an attempt to address global health problems and report their experiences of teamwork implemented in a multicountry setting.
Abstract: Multicountry teamwork in qualitative research is receiving increased recognition in an attempt to address global health problems. We report our experience of teamwork implementing a multicountry st...

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TL;DR: Institutional ethnography is being taken up by researchers across diverse disciplines, many who do not have a background in sociology and the antecedents and influences that underpin Dorothy S... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Institutional ethnography (IE) is being taken up by researchers across diverse disciplines, many who do not have a background in sociology and the antecedents and influences that underpin Dorothy S...

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TL;DR: In this article, visual methods are not new within education research field, but they are certainly an innovative approach, especially in higher education where students' voice is understood as a central need.
Abstract: Visual methods are not new within education research field, but they are certainly an innovative approach, especially in higher education where students’ voice is understood as a central need. In t...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present experiences gained throughout the duration of a study that sought to identify the knowledge, resources, and capabilities required to support the health, resilience, and well-being of Indigenous youth within an urban Canadian context.
Abstract: Indigenous communities from around the world, and particularly marginalized youth from within these communities, have not always been adequately included and valued as potential collaborators in various research processes. Instead, research has relegated Indigenous youth to subjects where adults, operating primarily from Western knowledge positions and assumptions, remain the experts. Given the role of research in informing programs and policies, the ways research meaningfully engages and includes Indigenous youth are of key concern. This article presents experiences gained throughout the duration of a study that sought to identify the knowledge, resources, and capabilities required to support the health, resilience, and well-being of Indigenous youth within an urban Canadian context. In particular, this article focuses on methods and approaches of integrating Indigenous knowledge systems throughout the research process and how this can in turn foster meaningful and transformative engagements with Indigen...


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TL;DR: In this paper, the critical analysis of a recent methods overview, authored by McCrae and Purssell, is presented as a means to highlight and address several important ambiguities and misunderstandings.
Abstract: In this article we present the critical analysis of a recent methods overview, authored by McCrae and Purssell, as a means to highlight and address several important ambiguities and misunderstandin...

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TL;DR: A growing body of methodological resourc... as mentioned in this paper is an innovative approach to research that requires a significant shift in researchers' ordinary habits of thinking, which is difficult to be achieved.
Abstract: Institutional ethnography (IE) is an innovative approach to research that requires a significant shift in researchers’ ordinary habits of thinking. There is a growing body of methodological resourc...

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TL;DR: In this article, based on the experiences of two different researchers in the same field site, they conclude that in this case, at least the differences between the two researchers did not seem to make much of a difference.
Abstract: Today, researchers are expected to spend considerable energy describing and discussing their own social positions and personas in the field for at least two reasons: First, researchers always observe the field from a specific point of view. Their perspective is structured by their own social position and biography and is thus unique. Second, the people in the field react differently to the presence of different researchers. The field persona of the researcher is expected to impact the data she or he is able to produce. For these reasons, critically discussing one’s own field experiences is seen as an important part of the qualitative research process. This article will discuss the second part of this argument. Based on the experiences of two different researchers in the same field site, we ask whether it is true that different researchers necessarily produce different data. We conclude that in this case, at least, the differences between the two researchers did not seem to make much of a difference.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a group of academic researchers and youth collaborators, aged 14-18, explore what it means to engage youth in meaningful dissemination of research findings. But, they focus on the dissemination of the research findings, rather than the content.
Abstract: This article explores what it means to engage youth in meaningful dissemination of research findings. To do so, the authors (a group of academic researchers and youth collaborators, aged 14–18) con...

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the potential of digital storytelling to engage mental health consumers and clinicians in dialogue about their lived experiences, but few studies have examined the relationship between storytelling and mental health.
Abstract: Digital storytelling is an art-based research method that has potential to engage mental health consumers and clinicians in dialogue about their lived experiences. However, few studies have examine...

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TL;DR: It is theorized that a “safe space” was created for participants in this study to reflect on and reshape their assumptions, positionings, and practices, and that this novel approach affected the nurses’ capacities to recognize, support, and enable patient involvement in IPC and toreflect on their own, sometimes inconsistent, IPC practices from patients’ perspectives.
Abstract: This study, set in a mixed, adult surgical ward of a metropolitan teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia, used a novel application of video-reflexive ethnography (VRE) to engage patients and clinic...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the importance of transformative scholarship as a means to pursue greater justice in society, however, trans-faceted scholars within critical qualitative inquiry and health sciences are becoming increasingly interested in transformative scholarship.
Abstract: Scholars within critical qualitative inquiry and health sciences are becoming increasingly interested in transformative scholarship as a means to pursue greater justice in society. However, transfo...

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TL;DR: In this article, the argument of getting around adult power in child-centered ethnographic research by presenting and discussing my experiences as a man researching with South African children is discussed. But the authors do not discuss their own experiences with children.
Abstract: In this article, I engage the argument of getting around adult power in child-centered ethnographic research by presenting and discussing my experiences as a man researching with South African chil...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the process used in a Participatory Research Project with Canadian Indigenous youth aimed at understanding their civic and cultural engagement, and reflect on the impact of this process on their lives.
Abstract: This article presents the process used in a Participatory Research Project with Canadian Indigenous youth aimed at understanding their civic and cultural engagement. Specifically, we reflect on the...

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TL;DR: For instance, the authors pointed out that the paradigm wars are alive and well in many of our disciplines, worldwide, and that the paradigms that shape researchers' approaches to their work are vital for understanding the methods and techniques that shape the day-to-day work of gathering and analyzing data and disseminating results.
Abstract: The start of a new year prompts many academics to reflect on past achievements as well as hopes for the future. In December 2016, I was interviewed by a colleague about the nature of qualitative research; he asked me to reflect on the common questions I addressed in my 2016 Sage text 100 Questions (and Answers) About Qualitative Research and he also asked that I give advice to students and instructors engaged in qualitative inquiry. Our discussion was an enriching and fun way to end the year and it also really got me thinking. Over the past 15-plus years (since I completed my PhD), I have reviewed hundreds of grant applications (for funding agencies in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere) and dozens of student research proposals and final theses for undergraduate, master’s, and PhD study. I have served on research ethics and research integrity committees, both at the local school/department level and on national committees. I edited The Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods (2008), where I worked closely with more than 240 experts to publish entries on 500 topics related to the practice of qualitative research. I have conducted workshops on qualitative research for students, academics, and industry researchers through various agencies, including the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology’s Thinking Qualitatively series in Canada and Australia. Through all of this work, I have learned many lessons and had many opportunities to reflect on my role as a qualitative methodologist, a teacher, a supervisor, and a colleague. So, as 1 year turns into the next, what is the central “takeaway” from my experience in reviewing, guiding, and advising students and peers? Sadly, it is that the paradigm wars are alive and well in many of our disciplines, worldwide. The paradigms that shape researchers’ approaches to their work are vital for understanding the methods and techniques that shape the day-to-day work of gathering and analyzing data and disseminating results. When research paradigms differ (and, especially, when they are in conflict with one another), reviewers of research proposals and publications must consider the work within the context of their own paradigmatic beliefs. Historically, when paradigmatic stances were seen to be incommensurable, they were referred to as “paradigm wars”; this term was coined by N. L. Gage “to characterize the adversarial character of the methodological debates that were occurring . . . during the final quarter of the 20th century” (Donmoyer 2008, p. 592). Although the last few decades have seen a “proliferation of paradigms within the social sciences” (Donmoyer 2008, p. 594), researchers continue to struggle with how best to fit these constructs alongside traditional and/or paradigms that are best suited to the natural and clinical sciences. One unfortunate result of this ongoing struggle is that qualitative researchers continue to be put on the defensive when it comes to their research practices. They are asked by thesis committee members to justify their “small” sample sizes, when the paradigmatic presumption is that larger numbers of participants are needed. They are asked by grant reviewers to explain the “lack of objectivity” in their work, when the paradigmatic presumption is that subjectivity is not appropriate. They are asked by journal editors to separate their “results” from their “discussion” in writing up their results, when the paradigmatic presumption is that data can be separated from interpretation. They are asked by colleagues to collaborate, so that qualitative “pilot” data can inform the development of “more rigorous” methods, when the paradigmatic presumption is that nonqualitative data sets provide more valid and reliable findings. Although we know that such requests may simply demonstrate our nonqualitative colleagues’ general lack of awareness

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore ethical challenges in qualitative research by bringing forward examples from the literature and from IN•GAUGE®, a research program spanning over 15 years and focusing on the s...
Abstract: This article explores ethical challenges in qualitative research by bringing forward examples from the literature and from IN•GAUGE®, a research program spanning over 15 years and focusing on the s...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the ongoing access challenges in a period of fieldwork in UK Jobcentre Plus (welfare) offices and compare these to data generated in interviews with benefit claimants who were recruited from charities and interviewed away from jobcentre plus offices.
Abstract: The challenges of access in ethnographic research are well-documented in methodological literature, but poorly described in many empirical studies. To date, very little research has focused on access to organizations. In this article, I describe the ongoing access challenges in a period of fieldwork in UK Jobcentre Plus (welfare) offices. Access was granted in four phases: organizational access at a national level (macro), access to individual offices (meso), access to advisors as interview subjects (very limited micro), and finally access to shadow one welfare advisor (limited micro). However, access to observe multiple advisors (full micro) did not occur. In this article, I draw on field notes and interview extracts from advisors as one source of ethnographic data and compare these to data generated in interviews with benefit claimants who were recruited from charities and interviewed away from Jobcentre Plus offices. Differences were found between these two data sources, which highlight that access arrangements impacted on the data collected. Researchers should acknowledge and reflect upon access arrangements at the macro-, meso-, and microlevel in the presentation of ethnographic research findings.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the experiences of an interdisciplinary research team that engaged in a qualitative research program for over 5 years, beginning with the grant writing process through to the end of the program, are described.
Abstract: This article interrogates the experiences of an interdisciplinary research team that engaged in a qualitative research program for over 5 years, beginning with the grant writing process through to ...

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify barriers to the application of traditional qualitative methods online, using the example of a systematic thematic analysis of weight-loss blogs, and discuss some potential approaches to addressing these challenges as preliminary steps toward developing a tool kit suited to ethical, high-quality online modes of ethnographic research.
Abstract: Burgeoning online environments offer completely new opportunities for ethnographic and other forms of qualitative research. Yet there are no clear standards for how we study online texts from an ethnographic perspective. In this article, we identify barriers to the application of traditional qualitative methods online, using the example of a systematic thematic analysis of weight-loss blogs. These barriers include the influence of the technology structuring online content, the fluid nature of online texts such as blogs, and the highly connected and public nature of online identities, which may span multiple social media platforms. We discuss some potential approaches to addressing these challenges as preliminary steps toward developing a tool kit suited to ethical, high-quality online modes of ethnographic research.

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TL;DR: In this article, a model used to engage marginalized young people in a longitudinal study of youth transitions is described, and a set of principles that were successfull in the study are discussed.
Abstract: This article elaborates upon a model used to engage marginalized young people in a longitudinal study of youth transitions. The model PARTH elaborates upon a set of principles that were successfull...