Showing papers on "Qualitative research published in 1988"

Focus Groups as Qualitative Research

Abstract: Introduction Focus Groups as Qualitative Method The Uses of Focus Groups Planning and Research Design for Focus Groups Conducting and Analyzing Focus Groups Additional Possibilities Conclusions

The long interview

Abstract: Introduction Nine Key Issues The Four-Step Method of Inquiry Quality Control The Writing-Up Process Managing Qualitative Research Conclusion

Quantity and quality in social research

Abstract: This book focuses upon the debate about quantitative and qualitative research which took root in the 1960s, although many of the central themes go back centuries. The basic terms of the debate have been felt in many of the disciplines which make up the social sciences, especially sociology, social psychology, education research, organization studies, and evaluation research.

Qualitative Methods in Management Research

Abstract: Qualitative Research in Management Access Through Different Roles Preunderstanding and Understanding Case Study Research Quality of Academic Research and Management Consultancy An Action Science Paradigm

“Combining qualitative and quantitative methods information systems research: a case study

Abstract: This article reports how quantitative and qualitative methods were combined in a longitudinal multidisciplinary study of interrelationships between perceptions of work and a computer information system. The article describes the problems and contributions stemming from different research perspectives and methodological approaches. It illustrates four methodological points: (1) the value of combining qualitative and quantitative methods; (2) the need for context-specific measures of job characteristics rater than exclusive reliance on standard context-independent instruments; (3) the importance of process measures when evaluating the information systems; and (4) the need to explore the necessary relationships between a computer system and the perceptions of its users, rather than unidirectional assessment of computer system impacts on users or of users characteristics on computer system implementation. Despite the normative nature of these points, the most important conclusion ins the desirability for a variety of approaches to studying information systems. No one approach to information systems research can provide the richness that information systems, as a discipline, needs for further advancement.

Basic Concepts in the Methodology of the Social Sciences. HSRC Studies in Research Methodology.

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Behavioral Norms and Expectations: A Quantitative Approach To the Assessment of Organizational Culture

Abstract: Organizational culture—the shared beliefs and values guiding the thinking and behavioral styles of members—traditionally has been assessed by qualitative methods. However, quantitative approaches s...

Qualitative Research in Education : Focus and Methods

Abstract: Published in the year 1988, Qualitative Research In Education is a valuable contribution to the field of Education.

Kindergarten Readiness and Retention: A Qualitative Study of Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices

Abstract: The issues concerning teachers’ beliefs about and use of retention were explored in a qualitative study. Clinical interviews with teachers, participant observation in kindergarten classes, analysis of documents, and interviews with parents revealed that teachers’ beliefs about the development of school readiness could be described and ordered along a dimension of nativism, that these beliefs relate to their use of retention as a solution to unreadiness or incompetence, and that elements of the organization of the schools in which they teach may also account for beliefs and practices. Teachers’ endorsement of retention diverges both from extant propositional knowledge and from the perceptions of other interested groups.

Exploring Environmental Values through the Medium of Small Groups: 1. Theory and Practice

Abstract: Empirical qualitative research is gaining recognition within social and humanistic geography, although the ‘small group’ is not yet recognised as a valuable research technique. In this paper we review the use of once-only group interviews in social and market research, and then discuss the principles of Group-analytic psychotherapy as a way of conducting in-depth small groups. By means of a discussion of the Greenwich Open-Space Project, we explore the methodological issues involved in conducting in-depth small groups with local people, discuss the interpretive strategies which can be used to handle large amounts of linguistic data, and present the major findings from the project.

Qualitative Market Research: A Practitioner's and Buyer's Guide

Abstract: Contents: Introduction Problems and methodology Planning and designing qualitative studies Group discussions - philosophy, mechanics and process Group dynamics Interviewing - getting better The individual 'depth' interview Non-verbal communication Projective and enabling techniques One-way mirror The interpretation of qualitative research Recruitment The presentation of qualitative research Research with children Research stimulus material Qualitative and quantitative hybrid methodologies Bibliography Index.

Clarifying Qualitative Research: A Focus on Traditions

Abstract: There is considerable confusion in the educational literature about the nature of qualitative research. In this article I argue that a major source of the confusion arises from discussing qualitative research as if it is one approach. The discussion in the educational literature concerning qualitative research can be clarified by recognizing that qualitative research comes in many different varieties, which can be more clearly identified and understood by using the notion of research traditions. To apply this concept to the discussion of qualitative research, I describe briefly and compare six traditions from the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, and sociology. These traditions are human ethology, ecological psychology, holistic ethnography, cognitive anthropology, ethnography of communication, and symbolic interactionism. I conclude that we may increase our understanding of qualitative research by focusing our discussions at the level of traditions.

The group depth interview: principles and practice.

Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive examination of the group interview technique--its origins theoretical rationale applications and procedures. Designed for those who buy and supervise market research as well as for those who moderate this book includes a discussion of the individual depth interview technique and its relevant applications. Among its key features the book details the rationale for qualitative research methods and appropriate applications and limitations and shows how group interviews fit into a broader context of quantitative market research. The real emphasis is on the practical use of group interview methodologies. While the abundant psychological theory on which the methods are based is not discussed extensively the reader is aware throughout of the depth of understanding that informs the text. The reader will come away understanding when to use the group depth interview methods--as well as when not to use them. The bulk of the book deals with how to carry out the research. The design of the study the details of conducting the study the analysis of the data and the writing of the report are all covered thoroughly. There are at least 3 groups who should read this book. The 1st includes group moderators and those who aspire to be moderators. The 2nd group is made up of marketing research generalists who often have to help fit the right method to the problem at hand. The 3rd group consists of product and marketing managers who are the users of research results.

Qualitative Research and the Study of Leadership

Abstract: This article argues that the introduction of qualitative research methods into the study of leadership may improve this area of research by facilitating the introduction of a wider range of contextual variables into the investigation of leadership styles. It is also contended that such variables have the advantage of being grounded in people's experiences and are therefore more accesible to practitioners. These points are developed from the authors' research into the construction industry, in which the factors taken into account by leaders informing their leadership styles were investigated through intensive interviewing during three construction projects.

Qualitative Research Traditions: A British Response to Jacob

Abstract: This paper is a response to Jacob’s (1987) presentation on qualitative research traditions published in the Review of Educational Research, Volume 57, Number 1. There is no disagreement about the benefits for educational research that accrue from systematic use of qualitative research. This paper differs from Jacob’s in two ways. First, it argues that a framework of distinct theoretical traditions is neither an accurate historical account of social science nor helpful to researchers. Second, and more important, it addresses a major gap in Jacob’s article: the neglect of British research drawing on qualitative perspectives.

“Are You Retarded?” “No, I'm Catholic”: Qualitative Methods in the Study of People with Severe Handicaps

Abstract: Qualitative research methods generally depend heavily on good communication between researcher and informant. When qualitative methodologists study informants with severe retardation whose use of l...

Qualitative Approaches to Evaluating Education

Abstract: Qualitative research approaches are part of the intellectual landscape in educational evaluation. The use of qualitative approaches in evaluation has been fruitful. Classic qualitative approaches, representing accepted innovations, include ethnography, naturalistic inquiry, generic pragmatic (sociological) qualitative inquiry, and connoisseurship/criticism. Metaphors and phenomenography represent novel approaches with roots in the classics. Efforts to establish standards commensurate with the mainstream of scientific inquiry serve to further institutionalize qualitative approaches, anchoring them in the fertile soil of educational evaluation.

Educational research and outsider‐insider relations

Abstract: (1988). Educational research and outsider‐insider relations. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education: Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 155-166.

The use of focus groups in health research.

Abstract: Focus groups--informal sessions in which participants are asked to discuss their thoughts on a specific topic or product--are being used with increased frequency in health research. The following paper examines the uses, advantages, and limitations of this qualitative research technique. Also provided is a discussion of the elements comprising a focus group session including the function of the moderator and the role of participants. In addition, guidelines for analyzing focus group data are presented. The paper concludes with a detailed description of the application of focus group research to a health promotion campaign.

Research Note: Statistical Methods Employed in American Educational Research Journal, Educational Researcher, and Review of Educational Research From 1978 to 1987:

Abstract: I t is the purpose of this paper to review the literature published in Ameńcαn Educational Research Journal (AERJ), Educational Researcher (ER), and Review of Educational Research (RER) for the 10-year period ending in 1987. Such a review of statistical techniques has ap­ peared frequently in the educational literature. For example, Shaver and Norton (1980) examined the extent to which articles published in AERJ ex­ emplified the canons of randomness and replication. Willson (1980) sur­ veyed the research techniques in AERJ from 1969 to 1978, finding that such biology-based techniques as correlation, multiple regression, discriminant analysis, and multivariate analysis of variance accounted for 41% of the tech­ niques, whereas agriculture methods such as ANOVA and ANCOVA ac­ counted for 34%. Goodwin and Good­ win (1985a) tabulated the statistical techniques used in the Journal of Educa­ tional Psychology (JEP) over a 4-year period and found that most were taught in introductory and intermediate methods or statistics classes; the authors obtained similar results when they examined the statistical techniques used in AERJ over the same time period (Goodwin & Goodwin, 1985b).

Conducting focus groups — a guide for first‐time users

Abstract: It is contended that the theory and practice of qualitative research is an integral part of a comprehensive marketing course. Both postgraduate and undergraduate students of marketing may be expected to be familiar with, and have experience of, qualitative techniques. Focus groups are arguably the most frequently employed qualitative technique, and as such are used as a starting point for the study of qualitative research. Their accepted advantages of speed, flexibility and economy, together with the rich data generated, make qualitative methods eminently suitable for student research, with its attendant limitations on time and money. A detailed practical guide to the procedures for planning, conducting and analysing focus groups is presented.