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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.
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01 Jan 2017
TL;DR: Criminological Research as mentioned in this paper is a comprehensive guide to both the theory and practice of qualitative criminological research, providing constructive advice for students analysing and writing their research projects.
Abstract: Criminological Research offers a comprehensive guide to both the theory and practice of qualitative criminological research. Through a detailed yet concise explanation, the reader is shown how a variety of methods and approaches work and how their outcomes may be interpreted. Practically focused throughout, the book also offers constructive advice for students analysing and writing their research projects. Key features of the book include: â?¢ An innovative framework - combining different methodologies and approaches â?¢ A variety of `real-life' examples and case studies - enriches the book for the reader â?¢ A set of practical exercises and further reading sections in each chapter - pedagogical and student-focussed throughout â?¢ A broad coverage - includes discussions of ethnography, interviewing, documentary evidence and data-analysis â?¢ A detailed and practical discussion of the politics of research, such as issues of access, ethics and confidentiality The book has a flowing narrative and student-friendly structure which makes it accessible to students. Written by experts in the field, it will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers, helping them to undertake effective research in both criminology and courses in qualitative research in related disciplines.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify four main themes of previous research on elite interviewing: access, power, openness and feedback, and discuss a number of procedures that might be used to balance the power of elite interviewees while maintaining the requirements of academic integrity.
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TL;DR: This article systematically search, identify and analyze a sample of 89 sources using or attempting to define the term “qualitative,” and formulates and illustrates a definition that tries to capture its core elements.
Abstract: What is qualitative research? If we look for a precise definition of qualitative research, and specifically for one that addresses its distinctive feature of being “qualitative,” the literature is meager. In this article we systematically search, identify and analyze a sample of 89 sources using or attempting to define the term “qualitative.” Then, drawing on ideas we find scattered across existing work, and based on Becker’s classic study of marijuana consumption, we formulate and illustrate a definition that tries to capture its core elements. We define qualitative research as an iterative process in which improved understanding to the scientific community is achieved by making new significant distinctions resulting from getting closer to the phenomenon studied. This formulation is developed as a tool to help improve research designs while stressing that a qualitative dimension is present in quantitative work as well. Additionally, it can facilitate teaching, communication between researchers, diminish the gap between qualitative and quantitative researchers, help to address critiques of qualitative methods, and be used as a standard of evaluation of qualitative research.
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21 Jul 1996
TL;DR: In this article, qualitative research in multi-ethnic schools post-compulsory education has been conducted to evaluate the educational progress and school effectiveness behind the numbers, and the results show that the majority of the students performed poorly.
Abstract: Educational progress and school effectiveness behind the numbers - qualitative research in multi-ethnic schools post-compulsory education.
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TL;DR: The appropriate study architecture, strategy, and tactics are those that identify and characterise the reactions of individual patients to their disease and their assessments of the risks and benefits of alternative treatments through open ended, in depth interviews with emphasis on variations in preferences among individuals.
Abstract: Lots of intellectual and emotional energy, ink, paper, and readers' precious time have been expended comparing, contrasting, attacking, and defending randomised control trials, outcomes research, qualitative research, and related research methods. This has mostly been a waste of time and effort, and most of the disputants, by focusing on methods rather than questions, have been arguing about the wrong things.
Our thesis is short: the question being asked determines the appropriate research architecture, strategy, and tactics to be used—not tradition, authority, experts, paradigms, or schools of thought.
If the question is, “What is the importance of patient preferences in the choice of treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia?” the appropriate study architecture, strategy, and tactics are those that identify and characterise the reactions of individual patients to their disease and their assessments of the risks and benefits of alternative treatments through open ended, in depth interviews (to the point of redundancy or saturation), with emphasis on variations in preferences among individuals. The fact that this …
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