Showing papers in "The International Journal of Qualitative Methods in 2019"
TL;DR: The feasibility and acceptability of using Zoom to collect qualitative interview data within a health research context is explored in order to better understand its suitability for qualitative and mixed-methods researchers.
Abstract: Advances in communication technologies offer new opportunities for the conduct of qualitative research. Among these, Zoom—an innovative videoconferencing platform—has a number of unique features th...
766 citations
TL;DR: This article presents a systematic step-by-step guide to conduct a case study in the business discipline by linking all its four phases with the authors’ experiences and learning from recently conducted in-depth multiple case studies in the organizations of New Zealand.
Abstract: Qualitative case study methodology enables researchers to conduct an in-depth exploration of intricate phenomena within some specific context. By keeping in mind research students, this article pre...
210 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the processes and impact of inclusive education in Sweden with results obtained from a study undertaken in Ireland, a pilot study was conducted and the results showed that Sweden was more inclusive than Ireland.
Abstract: During the development of research to compare the processes and impact of inclusive education in Sweden with results obtained from a study undertaken in Ireland, a pilot study was conducted and doc ...
151 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a set of philosophical underpinnings are used to guide all research in the field of First Nations Studies, and they are in line with an Indigenous paradigm, while critical and liberatory methodologies fit with the transforma...
Abstract: All research is guided by a set of philosophical underpinnings. Indigenous methodologies are in line with an Indigenous paradigm, while critical and liberatory methodologies fit with the transforma...
105 citations
TL;DR: The methodological procedures applied within realist evaluations however are often inexplicit, prompting Schoenebeck et al. as discussed by the authors to point out that realist evaluation is often "often inexplicit".
Abstract: Realist evaluations are increasingly used in the study of complex health interventions. The methodological procedures applied within realist evaluations however are often inexplicit, prompting scho...
96 citations
TL;DR: The way that we as researchers view and interpret our social worlds is impacted by where, when, and how we are socially located and in what society as discussed by the authors. And the position from which we see the world around...
Abstract: The way that we as researchers view and interpret our social worlds is impacted by where, when, and how we are socially located and in what society. The position from which we see the world around ...
90 citations
TL;DR: Focus groups are becoming increasingly popular in research, especially in parent and child research as mentioned in this paper, and focus group interviews allow participants to tell their own stories, express their opinions, and...
Abstract: Focus groups are becoming increasingly popular in research, especially in parent and child research. Focus group interviews allow participants to tell their own stories, express their opinions, and...
87 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the positionality of local stakeholders in the production of knowledge through fieldwork in qualitative research in Northern Uganda and examine the role of local communities in this process.
Abstract: This article examines the positionality of local stakeholders in the production of knowledge through fieldwork in qualitative research in Northern Uganda. While scholarly literature has evolved on ...
58 citations
TL;DR: Eight online focus groups using audiovisual technology with both academic researchers and health-care practitioners across the four regions of the United Kingdom are conducted to access geographically dispersed populations and to enhance sample variation.
Abstract: Technological advancements and ease of Internet accessibility have made using Internet-based audiovisual software a viable option for researchers conducting focus groups. Online platforms overcome ...
58 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss exnovation, the elicitation method of video-reflexivity, and the incorporation of a strengths-based solution-focused approach with VRE, highlighting the transformative and complementary qualities of these methods and drawing upon practical examples from health care to demonstrate how they serve to strengthen and enhance each other.
Abstract: Professionals seldom discuss those things that go well-rather the focus is often on problems, poor outcomes, and what does not go well. Exnovation is about illuminating the invisible or hidden strengths of existing practices in order to improve practice and is central to the contemporary, qualitative elicitation method: video-reflexive ethnography (VRE). VRE is a method to explore and articulate the taken for granted by means of short video clips of one’s own work practice that provides a basis for sharing experiences, assumptions, questions, and concerns about the way things are done in order to effect practice improvement. Reflexivity is key to the method. The creation of a safe space for this shared reflexivity is essential. Improvement activities frequently draw upon problem-focused approaches that imply blame and fault. Such approaches can serve to close down discussion, give rise to anxiety, and inhibit the very improvements sought. In contrast, a strengths-based, solution-focused approach serves to create the safe place where shared practices, rather than individuals, are the center of attention. By focusing on what works well practitioners are encouraged to identify and build on existing strengths. A solution-focused approach used alongside VRE provides a scaffold for building improvement that is relevant to context. In this article, we discuss exnovation, the elicitation method of video-reflexivity, and the incorporation of a strengths-based solution-focused approach with VRE. We highlight the transformative and complementary qualities of these methods and draw upon practical examples from health care to demonstrate how they serve to strengthen and enhance each other.
57 citations
TL;DR: It is made a case that some qualitative research data should not be reused in secondary analysis and some epistemological, methodological, legal, and ethical issues must be addressed in the movement toward open data.
Abstract: There is a growing movement for research data to be accessed, used, and shared by multiple stakeholders for various purposes. The changing technological landscape makes it possible to digitally sto...
TL;DR: The Episodic Narrative Interview (EIA) is an innovative, phenomenon-driven research method that was developed by integrating elements from several qualitative approaches in a methods fusion as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Episodic narrative interview is an innovative, phenomenon-driven research method that was developed by integrating elements from several qualitative approaches in a methods fusion. Episodic narrati...
TL;DR: Using drawings to bridge the communication barriers between adults and children, this article looked at examples of fieldwork with socioeconomically disadvantaged young families in Denmark with a pa... and showed that drawing can bridge the barrier between adults' and children's communication.
Abstract: Using drawings to bridge the communication barriers between adults and children, this article looks at examples of fieldwork with socioeconomically disadvantaged young families in Denmark with a pa...
TL;DR: The Two-Eyed Seeing approach has been advocated for use in research with Indigenous people as it creates a space for Western and Indigenous ways of knowing to come together using the two-eyed seeing approach as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Background:The Two-Eyed Seeing approach has been advocated for use in research with Indigenous people as it creates a space for Western and Indigenous ways of knowing to come together using the bes...
TL;DR: This paper compared a qualitative method of open coding with two forms of NLP, Topic Modeling, and Word2Vec to analyze transcripts from interviews conducted in rural Belize querying men about their health needs, finding that NLP may be a useful adjunct to qualitative analysis.
Abstract: Qualitative data-analysis methods provide thick, rich descriptions of subjects’ thoughts, feelings, and lived experiences but may be time-consuming, labor-intensive, or prone to bias. Natural langu...
TL;DR: The goal of every qualitative interview is to produce rich data as mentioned in this paper. Inducing storytelling is a challenge in every interview. Interviews with young children (ages 3-6) present an additional challenge b...
Abstract: The goal of every qualitative interview is to produce rich data. Inducing storytelling is a challenge in every interview. Interviews with young children (ages 3–6) present an additional challenge b...
TL;DR: In spite of its prevalence, considerable confusion surrounds grounded theory, particularly in respect to its relation to grounded theory as mentioned in this paper, which is a methodology developed as a research methodology in the 1960s.
Abstract: Since being developed as a research methodology in the 1960s, grounded theory (GT) has grown in popularity. In spite of its prevalence, considerable confusion surrounds GT, particularly in respect ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explicate their view on aesthetics in the context of arts-based research, which provokes different ways of thinking about how art relates to knowledge in research.
Abstract: Arts-based research (ABR) provokes different ways of thinking about how art relates to knowledge in research. There are few authors, however, who explicate their view on aesthetics in the context o...
TL;DR: In this paper, interview transcripts play an essential role in giving meaning to the personal stor..., i.e., stories are essential realities from our past and present, and as the primary sources of data in narrative research.
Abstract: Stories are essential realities from our past and present. As the primary sources of data in narrative research, interview transcripts play an essential role in giving meaning to the personal stori...
TL;DR: In this article, the impacts and psychological antecedents of smartphone dependency at work were explored, using interviews with 32 full-time employees in China, and the findings showed that depe...
Abstract: This study explores the impacts and psychological antecedents of smartphone dependency at work. Analyzing semistructured interviews with 32 full-time employees in China, the findings show that depe...
TL;DR: The authors found that important issues were superficially mentioned by the interviewees, but for several issues were not even mentioned at all by the researchers in the process of transcribing interviews or even during data analysis.
Abstract: It is usual that researchers, in the process of transcribing interviews or even during data analysis, realize that important issues were superficially mentioned by the interviewees, but for several...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors move away from debates about epistemological incompatibilities and now focus on the (potential) value of increased under-approximation under mixed methods.
Abstract: As more researchers have considered the use of mixed methods, writings have moved away from debates about epistemological incompatibilities and now focus on the (potential) value of increased under...
TL;DR: In social science research, epistemological assumptions regarding what constitutes valid research fall into two main areas of inquiry: qualitative and quantitative as discussed by the authors, and within a qualitative paradigm, el...
Abstract: In social science research, epistemological assumptions regarding what constitutes valid research fall into two main areas of inquiry—qualitative and quantitative. Within a qualitative paradigm, el...
TL;DR: This article used narrative interviews to facilitate memory work in interviewees, which is the gold standard for biographical research, and they increasingly fuse interviewing with visual narratives, such as visual narratives.
Abstract: Narrative interviews are the methodological gold standard for biographical research. To facilitate memory work in interviewees, qualitative researchers increasingly fuse interviewing with visual el...
TL;DR: In non-English or cross-cultural qualitative research, scholars have long debated the impact of involving translators on the transfer of meanings during the process of translation as discussed by the authors, and they have argued that translators have a significant impact on the translation process.
Abstract: Background:In non-English or cross-cultural qualitative research, scholars have long debated the impact of involving translators on the transfer of meanings during the process of translation betwee...
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of undertaking sensitive or challenging research on the researcher is explored, although some textbooks explore researcher preparedness, and there is limited research exploring the impact on researchers.
Abstract: There is currently limited research exploring the impact of undertaking sensitive or challenging research on the researcher, although some textbooks explore researcher preparedness. This article pr...
TL;DR: This paper provided a reflective analysis of a local scholar on methodological challenges of conducting research in Kazakhstan, a post-Soviet, authoritarian, Central Asian country, and provided a specifical...
Abstract: This article provides a reflective analysis of a local scholar on methodological challenges of conducting research in Kazakhstan — a post-Soviet, authoritarian, Central Asian country. It specifical...
TL;DR: As a White cis female researcher, I am often asked about my capacity to conduct meaningful, credible, and safe research with men as discussed by the authors, and these questions often center on my experiences in men's spaces, ability t...
Abstract: As a White cis female researcher, I am often asked about my capacity to conduct meaningful, credible, and safe research with men. Questions often center on my experiences in men’s spaces, ability t...
TL;DR: Experience-based co-design (EBCD) as mentioned in this paper is an innovative, evidence-based approach to health and social system change based on principles of participatory action research, narrative and learning theory.
Abstract: Experience-based co-design (EBCD) is an innovative, evidence-based approach to health and social system change based on principles of participatory action research, narrative and learning theory, a...
TL;DR: Indigenous knowledge and approaches to health research have historically been marginalized by Western traditions as mentioned in this paper, and efforts to overcome this marginalization by recognizing Indigenous methodologies as a source of knowledge and knowledge have been made.
Abstract: Indigenous knowledge and approaches to health research have historically been marginalized by Western traditions. Efforts to overcome this marginalization by recognizing Indigenous methodologies as...