The document discusses two methods for collecting qualitative data: interviews and analyzing collected data using Colaizzi's technique. It describes interviews as a process where the researcher directly asks questions to respondents. It then outlines Colaizzi's 7-step technique for analyzing qualitative data which includes familiarizing with raw data, identifying significant statements, formulating meanings, identifying themes, developing descriptions, verifying descriptions with participants, and reporting findings.
The document discusses two methods for collecting qualitative data: interviews and analyzing collected data using Colaizzi's technique. It describes interviews as a process where the researcher directly asks questions to respondents. It then outlines Colaizzi's 7-step technique for analyzing qualitative data which includes familiarizing with raw data, identifying significant statements, formulating meanings, identifying themes, developing descriptions, verifying descriptions with participants, and reporting findings.
The document discusses two methods for collecting qualitative data: interviews and analyzing collected data using Colaizzi's technique. It describes interviews as a process where the researcher directly asks questions to respondents. It then outlines Colaizzi's 7-step technique for analyzing qualitative data which includes familiarizing with raw data, identifying significant statements, formulating meanings, identifying themes, developing descriptions, verifying descriptions with participants, and reporting findings.
The document discusses two methods for collecting qualitative data: interviews and analyzing collected data using Colaizzi's technique. It describes interviews as a process where the researcher directly asks questions to respondents. It then outlines Colaizzi's 7-step technique for analyzing qualitative data which includes familiarizing with raw data, identifying significant statements, formulating meanings, identifying themes, developing descriptions, verifying descriptions with participants, and reporting findings.
THROUGH AN INTERVIEW • Several methodologies are done in order to ensure the success of the research. One of the methods used in research is the interview. Interview is the process of gathering data by throwing questions directly to the respondents by the researcher. • Fox (2000) stresses that an “interview is an important data gathering technique involving verbal communication between the researcher and the subject.” Basically, the data can be gathered first hand from the respondents through the interview. INFERRING AND EXPLAINING PATTERNS AND THEMES FROM DATA To analyze qualitative data, Colaizzi’s data reduction technique can be used. Below are the steps. 1. Familiarization of Raw Data
Familiarization of raw data refers to reading the
transcripts again, one by one, very carefully, line by line before finalizing and finding for meanings and patterns. To duly understand the data, quickly browse through all transcripts as a whole. Make notes about the first impressions. 2. Identification of Significant Statement • The researchers will highlight word or phrases which are significant to the research questions of the study. These significant words or phrases help the researcher to understand the phenomenon under study. Below is an example. 3. Formulation of Meaning of the Significant Statements
• Take each significant statement and try
to reveal its meaning and understand participant’s own terms. The following steps can be followed. • a. Examine the highlighted words or phrases • b. Look for an idea that captures the meaning of the highlighted words or phrases • c. Consider the context in the formulation of meaning of highlighted words or phrases 4. Formulation of Themes • Theme refers to an over-all idea of the formulated meaning of the significant words or phrases. A theme can be a word or words that can be helpful to the analysis. The following steps can be followed. • 1. Examine the formulated meaning or pattern. • 2. Look for an idea or expression that captures the pattern of the formulated meaning. The idea or expression is considered a theme. • The formulation of theme is flexible heavily dependent on the researchers interpretation, and prior knowledge and context the study. Below is an illustration. 5. Formulation of Complete Description of the Phenomenon
• The researcher writes a full and
comprehensive description of the phenomenon, incorporating all the themes produced at step 4 and can be submitted to the teacher for any corrections and modification 6. Development of Most Essential Descriptions of the Phenomenon
• Compress and shorten the extensive
descriptions of the phenomenon down to a precise and solid statement which holds the most essential description. A concise description may now develop. 7. Verification of the Most Essential Descriptions of the Phenomenon by Research Participants • Take your findings back to the participants and ask them if these captured their experiences. The researcher will then incorporate any corrections made by the participants. To present the result section, the following steps can be followed • a. State the theme • b. Interpret the finding or theme based on the context of the study • c. Incorporate verbatim transcript to support the finding or theme • d. A verbatim transcript must be translated to a language more understandable by the academic community • e. In the inclusion of the verbatim transcript, as much as possible include the file name, page number and line number for an ease of access to the original transcript.
