This document discusses different types of qualitative research methods including case studies, ethnography, phenomenology, content and discourse analysis, historical analysis, and grounded theory. It provides details on what each method involves such as long-term study of individuals or groups for case studies and examining language structures used in communication for discourse analysis. The document also lists advantages of qualitative research like adopting a naturalistic approach and understanding social interactions, and disadvantages including researcher subjectivity and the time-consuming nature of analysis.
This document discusses different types of qualitative research methods including case studies, ethnography, phenomenology, content and discourse analysis, historical analysis, and grounded theory. It provides details on what each method involves such as long-term study of individuals or groups for case studies and examining language structures used in communication for discourse analysis. The document also lists advantages of qualitative research like adopting a naturalistic approach and understanding social interactions, and disadvantages including researcher subjectivity and the time-consuming nature of analysis.
This document discusses different types of qualitative research methods including case studies, ethnography, phenomenology, content and discourse analysis, historical analysis, and grounded theory. It provides details on what each method involves such as long-term study of individuals or groups for case studies and examining language structures used in communication for discourse analysis. The document also lists advantages of qualitative research like adopting a naturalistic approach and understanding social interactions, and disadvantages including researcher subjectivity and the time-consuming nature of analysis.
This document discusses different types of qualitative research methods including case studies, ethnography, phenomenology, content and discourse analysis, historical analysis, and grounded theory. It provides details on what each method involves such as long-term study of individuals or groups for case studies and examining language structures used in communication for discourse analysis. The document also lists advantages of qualitative research like adopting a naturalistic approach and understanding social interactions, and disadvantages including researcher subjectivity and the time-consuming nature of analysis.
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Making Words Meaningful
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Watering it daily will make
that tree yield fruits. TYPES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 1. CASE STUDY It takes place in the field of social care, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation centers , education, etc. 1. CASE STUDY This involves a long time study of a person, group, organization, or situation. It seeks to find answers to why such thing occurs to the subject. 1. CASE STUDY Varieties of data collection methods such as interviews, questionnaires, observations and documentary analysis are used. 2. ETHNOGRAPHY It is the study of a particular cultural group to get a clear understanding of its organizational set-up, internal operation and lifestyle. 3. PHENOMENOLOGY Coming from the word “phenomenon,” which means something known through sensory experience. 3. PHENOMENOLOGY It refers to the study of how people find their experiences meaningful. Its primary goal is to make people understand their experiences. 4. CONTENT AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Content Analysis – requires an analysis or examination of the substance or content of the mode of communication used by a person, group, organization, or any institution communicating. 4. CONTENT AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Discourse Analysis – study of language structures used in the medium of communication to discover the effects of sociological, cultural, institutional, and ideological factors on the content. 4. HISTORICAL ANALYSIS It is the examination of primary documents to make you understand the connection of past events to the present time. 5. GROUNDED THEORY It takes place when you discover a new theory to underlie your study at the time of data collection and analysis. ADVANTAGES OR STRENGTHS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 1. Its adopt a naturalistic approach to its subject matter. 2. It promotes a full understanding of human behavior in their natural setting. 3. It is instrumental for positive changes. 4. It engenders respect for people’s individuality 5. It is a way of understanding & interpreting social interactions 6. It increases the researcher’s s interest in the study. 7. It offers multiple ways of acquiring and examining knowledge about something. DISADVANTAGES OR WEAKNESSES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 1. It involves a lot of researcher’s subjectivity in data analysis. 2. It is hard to know the validity or reliability of the data. 3. Its open-ended question yield “data overload” that requires long time analysis. 4. It is time-consuming. 5. It involves several processes.