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.

The basics of social research

Abstract: Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY 1 Human Inquiry and Science 2 Paradigms, Theory, and Research 3 The Ethics and Politics of Social Research Part II: THE STRUCTURING OF INQUIRY: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE 4 Research Design 5 Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement 6 Indexes, Scales, and Typologies 7 The Logic of Sampling Part III: MODES OF OBSERVATION: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE 8 Experiments 9 Survey Research 10 Qualitative Field Research 11 Unobtrusive Research 12 Evaluation Research Part IV: ANALYSIS OF DATA:QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE 13 Qualitative Data Analysis 14 Quantitative Data Analysis 15 Reading and Writing Social Research Appendix A Using the Library Appendix B Random Numbers Appendix C Distribution of Chi Square Appendix D Normal Curve Areas Appendix E Estimated Sampling Error

Quality in qualitative research.

Abstract: Qualitative research most commonly involves the systematic collection, ordering, description and interpretation of textual data generated from talk, observation or documentation. A report of qualitative research should address the following criteria: Clarification and justification; Procedural rigour; Representativeness; Interpretative rigour; Reflexivity and evaluative rigour; and Transferability. Because of the limitations on article length for the Medical Journal of Australia, authors should focus on only a couple of aspects of the research, rather than trying to present a simplified description of multiple aspects.

Doing Interpretative phenomenological analysis

Abstract: Book synopsis: `This book constitutes a valuable resource for postgraduate students and researchers. Most.... of the chapters succeed in providing a clear and comprehensive introduction to the various approaches and/or methods, thus enabling the reader to make an informed decision about whether or not they wish to pursue the topic further. The book as a whole is also very well referenced and this makes it a source of essential information for students and researchers with an interest in qualitative health psychology' - Health Psychology Update This book explains the role of qualitative research within health psychology. Theories and methods from a qualitative perspective are highly varied but, in general, differ from the positivist approach which is concerned with quantifying the individual risk factors presumed to cause health and illness behaviour. This book shows clearly how a qualitative approach offers a better understanding of the experience of illness while locating it in its broader social context. Providing a detailed examination of these issues, the book is organized into three sections - the first considers some of the main theoretical perspectives underlying qualitative research in health psychology including discourse analysis and narrative as well as the social context and embodiment of health and illness; the second examines some of the practical issues involved in conducting qualitative research with different populations, such as children and the terminally ill; and the final section considers a range of analytic issues and specific analytic approaches such as grounded theory and action research, and the evaluation of qualitative methods.

Qualitative interviews in medical research.

Abstract: Much qualitative research is interview based, and this paper provides an outline of qualitative interview techniques and their application in medical settings. It explains the rationale for these techniques and shows how they can be used to research kinds of questions that are different from those dealt with by quantitative methods. Different types of qualitative interviews are described, and the way in which they differ from clinical consultations is emphasised. Practical guidance for conducting such interviews is given.