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.

Friendship as method

Abstract: In this article, the author discusses friendship as a method of qualitative inquiry. After defining friendship and positing it as a kind of fieldwork, the methodological foundations of friendship as method are established. Next, it is proposed that friendship as method involves researching with the practices, at the pace, in the natural contexts, and with an ethic of friendship. Finally, the author describes this method's strengths and considerations for both researcher and participants.

Children's conceptualisation(s) of their well-being

Abstract: This paper describes the process and some findings of a collaborative project between the New South Wales Commission for Children and Young People and researchers at the Social Justice and Social Change Research Centre, at the University of Western Sydney. The project was designed to inform the Commission in implementing its legislative mandate to develop a set of well-being indicators to monitor children's well-being over time. Placing children centrally as research participants was fundamental to the methodological approach of the project in which children's understandings of what contributes to their well-being were explored through qualitative methods. We discuss the epistemological and methodological approaches used in the project, in the context of other, earlier research towards the development of children's well-being indicators. Some of the early findings from the collaborative project are outlined and an example given of the way in which knowledge produced by a research approach which places children centrally, differs from and is similar to knowledge produced by more traditional child social indicator research. The paper ends with a discussion of some of the implications and challenges posed by reflecting on the research process and early findings from the research.

Using qualitative research synthesis to build an actionable knowledge base

Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the qualitative synthesis and use of existing management research to inform management practice.Design/methodology/approach – Three methods of qualitative synthesis, each with contrasting methodologies, are presented and their potential contribution in the management field explored.Findings – Professional practice could be improved if practitioners had better access to the products of a large body of management research. Evidence‐based reviews of the literature in the management field could form a crucial bridge between research and practice. The task of reviewing and synthesising qualitative studies comprises a key challenge.Research limitations/implications – The key issues in conducting qualitative synthesis are highlighted and the barriers and enablers to the application of the product of qualitative synthesis in practice are discussed.Originality/value – The paper stimulates debate about what counts as an effective synthesis of qualitative research an...

Qualitative Research for the Social Sciences

Abstract: PART I. CONCEPTUAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Qualitative Research-A Reflexive Stance Chapter 3. Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research Chapter 4. Conceptualizing Research Approaches Chapter 5. A Detailed Examination of Common Approaches Chapter 6. A Review of Additional Research Approaches PART II. THE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROCESS Chapter 7. Planning and Conceptualizing a Qualitative Research Study Chapter 8. Social Media, the Internet, and Technology Chapter 9. A Review of Research Literature Chapter 10. Interviewing Chapter 11. Additional Methods of Gathering Data PART III. THE FINAL PRODUCT Chapter 12. Drawing Meaning from the Data Chapter 13. Communicating Your Ideas Chapter 14. Judging the Research Process and Product Epilogue: Social Science and the Future of Qualitative Research Glossary

Blurring Boundaries in Qualitative Health Research on Sensitive Topics

Abstract: Qualitative health researchers immerse themselves in the settings that they are studying. This immersion involves personal interaction with their participants, with the result that the boundaries between the researcher and the group of people under study can easily become blurred. Although health researchers have been undertaking qualitative research for many years, recognition of boundary issues inherent in this type of research have received little attention. To investigate such issues, the authors conducted interviews with 30 qualitative health researchers. A grounded theory analysis of the interview transcripts revealed that researchers can identify a number of boundaries in their research, including the boundaries between researcher and friend, researcher and counselor or therapist, and professional boundaries. The authors discuss the findings and offer recommendations for qualitative health researchers involved in researching sensitive topics, including the need for researchers to consider the impacts that undertaking research might have on them.