Qualitative research

About: Qualitative research is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 39957 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2390470 citations. The topic is also known as: Qualitative method.

Qualitative organizational research : core methods and current challenges

Abstract: Introduction: The Context of Qualitative Organizational Research - Catherine Cassell and Gillian Symon PART ONE: THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN ORGANIZATIONS Philosophies Underpinning Qualitative Research - Joanne Duberley, Phil Johnson and Catherine Cassell Choosing Research Participants - Mark Saunders Researching Your Own Organization - Suzanne Tietze Reflexivity in Qualitative Research - Kathryn Haynes Ethical Research Practice - Robin Holt Facilitating the Interaction between Theory and Data in Qualitative Research Using CAQDAS - Rudolf R. Sinkovics and Eva A. Alfoldi Combining Qualitative Methods - Katrina Pritchard Longitudinal Research and Analysis - Ann Langley and Inger Stensaker Doing Qualitative Business and Management Research in International and Intercultural Contexts - Laurie Cohen and M.N. Ravishankar Writing up as a Legitimacy-Seeking Process: Alternative Publishing Recipes for Qualitative Research - Joep Cornelissen, Hanna Gajewska-de Mattos, Rebecca Piekkari and Catherine Welch Assessing Qualitative Research - Gillian Symon and Catherine Cassell Teaching Qualitative Research in the Business School - Mark Learmonth and Mike Humphreys PART TWO: CORE METHODS OF QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH Interviews - Mats Alvesson and Karen Ashcraft Focus Groups - Binna Kandola Participatory Visual Methods - Russ Vince and Sam Warren Participant Observation - Matthew J. Brannan and Teresa Oultram Autoethnography in Organizational Research: Two Tales of Two Cities - Michael Humphreys and Mark Learmonth Practising Organizational Ethnography - Dvora Yanow, Sierk Ybema and Merlijn van Hulst Case Studies in Organizational Research - David A. Buchanan Action Research - Julie Wolfram Cox Using Documents in Organizational Research - Bill Lee Grounded Theory: A Theory-Building Approach - Graeme J.J. Keneally Doing Template Analysis - Nigel King Conversation Analysis in Management Research - David Greatbatch and Timothy Clark Discourse Analysis and Discursive Research - Cliff Oswick Narrative Analysis - Sally Maitlis

Physical Activity and Minority Women: A Qualitative Study

Abstract: Few physical activity research studies have been conducted with minority women. The purpose of this study was to explore patterns of physical activity among minority women. Focus groups were conducted with volunteers older than age 40. Each group was led by a trained moderator familiar with the ethnic community targeted. The sessions were audiotaped and professionally transcribed. Constructs were researched and codes were developed. Data were analyzed using NUD*IST qualitative analysis program. While participants did not identify themselves as "exercisers," they indicated they got enough physical activity from caregiving, housekeeping, and workday activities. The most common environmental barriers to becoming more physically active included safety, availability, and cost. Personal barriers included lack of time, health concerns, and lack of motivation. Results indicate the importance of terminology and assessment when conducting physical activity research in these populations. Also, results suggest many barriers are changeable with policies and interventions.

Qualitative Research in Education: An Introduction to the Major Traditions

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An exploratory study examining the influence of translation on the validity and reliability of qualitative data in nursing research

Abstract: Although the complexity of undertaking qualitative research with non-English speaking informants has become increasingly recognized, few empirical studies exist which explore the influence of translation on the findings of the study. The aim of this exploratory study was therefore to examine the influence of translation on the reliability and validity of the findings of a qualitative research study. In-depth interviews were undertaken in Cantonese with a convenience sample of six women to explore their perceptions of factors influencing their uptake of Pap smears. Data analysis involved three stages. The first stage involved the translation and transcription of all the interviews into English independently by two translators as well as transcription into Chinese by a third researcher. The second stage involved content analysis of the three data sets to develop categories and themes and the third stage involved a comparison of the categories and themes generated from the Chinese and English data sets. Despite no significant differences in the major categories generated from the Chinese and English data, some minor differences were identified in the themes generated from the data. More significantly the results of the study demonstrated some important issues to consider when using translation in qualitative research, in particular the complexity of managing data when no equivalent word exists in the target language and the influence of the grammatical style on the analysis. In addition the findings raise questions about the significance of the conceptual framework of the research design and sampling to the validity of the study. The importance of using only one translator to maximize the reliability of the study was also demonstrated. In addition the author suggests the findings demonstrate particular problems in using translation in phenomenological research designs.