Qualitative Methods in Rehabilitation Research and their Relevance to Rehabilitation Counselling Practice

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Crisp
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Insight Into

This paper discusses the potential limitations, and barriers to acceptance, of qualitative research methodologies. Qualitative research has been dismissed for consisting of small unrepresentative samples that limit the generalisability of findings, for lacking reliability and validity, for providing analyses that mask the individual differences that it purports to highlight, and for being too subjective. It was argued that these criticisms have to be considered against a different set of criteria to those applied to quantitative research. Moreover, the rationale behind qualitative research can provide rehabilitation counsellors with a better understanding of living with disability. This paper seeks to encourage rehabilitation counsellors to (a) gain insight into the different perspectives of persons with disabilities; (b) develop their clinical or knowledge base; and (c) be self-reflexive and critically self-examine their interaction with clients.

Qualitative research

2003 ◽  
pp. 377-384
Author(s):  
Joanna Murray
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Older People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Illness Behaviour ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Complex Phenomena

Qualitative research is an increasingly popular method of enquiry in biomedical, clinical and behavioural research. Once regarded as the preserve of social scientists and psychologists, qualitative methods have entered the mainstream of epidemiology and clinical research, as evidenced by the publication of a series of papers in the British Medical Journal (Britten 1995; Mays and Pope 1995; Pope and Mays 1995; Pope et al. 2000). The qualitative methods to be described in this chapter offer a scientific approach to understanding and explaining the experiences, beliefs, and behaviour of defined groups of people. The contrasting features and the complementary roles of qualitative and quantitative methods of enquiry will be described. While the majority of chapters in the present volume are concerned with research methods designed to answer questions such as ‘how many?’ or ‘how frequently?’, qualitative methods enable us to explore the ‘why?’, ‘what?’, and ‘how?’ of human behaviour. Since the aim is to understand the meaning of the phenomena under study from the perspective of the individuals concerned, the direction of enquiry is guided more by respondent than researcher. This approach is particularly appropriate to complex phenomena such as the range of beliefs that underlie illness behaviour and the aspects of health care that matter to different service users. Qualitative enquiry would focus on identifying beliefs and describing the circumstances that surround particular behaviours, while quantitative research would focus on measurable characteristics of the sample and the frequency and outcome of their behaviour. An example of the contribution of the two methodological approaches is the study of variations in treatment of depression in older people. Epidemiological studies in the community and in primary care settings have found that the prevalence of depression in older adults far exceeds the prevalence of the disorder among those consulting their general practitioners. To identify the factors associated with this disparity, qualitative researchers would set out to explore the reasons why older people with depression do and do not present their symptoms to the GP. The aim would be to describe the range of beliefs about depression among attenders and non-attenders. The quantitative approach would involve establishing the strength of associations between personal characteristics, external factors, and behaviour of older people with depression. It is clear from this example that both approaches are complementary in identifying the nature of the disparity. Qualitative research is based on the premise that each individual's experience is unique and the beliefs that underlie illness behaviour can only be measured once identified and described from a variety of individual perspectives. When information of this type is combined with data on prevalence and variable risk, more appropriate services and outcome measures can be developed.

Tibetan Identity and the Cultural Consensus Model

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Amy Mountcastle
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Cultural Consensus ◽  
Consensus Model ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis

Anthropologists have typically been polarized in their preferred methods of data collection and analysis. Quantitative research is characterized by its detractors as being reductionistic and positivist, while qualitative research is viewed as being non-scientific because of issues of reliability and validity. In the Survey Methods course at SCRM, participants were primarily from qualitative backgrounds. It quickly became apparent that we represented a small, but perhaps growing, subgroup of ethnographic researchers who are interested, for a variety of reasons, in bridging this qual-quant divide.

scholarly journals A Comparative Discussion of the Notion of 'Validity' in Qualitative and Quantitative Research

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glyn Winter
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The issues surrounding the use and nature of the term 'validity' in qualitative research are controversial and many. In this paper, the author attempts to establish that 'validity' is not a single, fixed or universal concept, but rather a contingent construct, inescapably grounded in the processes and intentions of particular research methodologies and projects. The first section of this work deals with the problems faced in defining 'validity' in both quantitative and qualitative research methods and will briefly review other authors' attempts to categorise it. The work will then proceed to distinguish and compare the claims to 'validity' made by quantitative and qualitative researchers, highlighting similarities and differences as they emerge. Finally, an attempt will be made to establish that an understanding of nature of 'truth' is central to any theorisation of 'validity.' It will become clear that it is the affiliations of methodologies, concerning truth, that generate varying notions of 'validity.'

scholarly journals Being a Good Multicultural Counselor for Persons with Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Cintami Farmawati
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
The State ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Good For ◽  
Difficult Times ◽  
Insight Into

<p>This study aims to find out how to be a good multicultural counselor for persons with disabilities. This study uses qualitative methods and educational psychology approaches. The subjects of the study were three counselors at the state extraordinary school in Pemalang. This research lasted for three months. Based on extensive interviews and observations at the research location as the main tool for data collection, this study produced several findings. First, a multicultural counselor who is good for person with disabilities has several characteristics, they are empathy, familiarizing "greetings" and "say hello", listening wholeheartedly, having insight into cultural values of manners and the ethics of patience when interacting at person with disabilities, and mastering techniques in counseling. Second, these characteristics are able to increase and develop the career potential of person with disabilities and very helpful for person with disabilities through difficult times when facing life’s problems.</p>

scholarly journals Human Benevolence is Innate to Man as Man Shakespeare’s Art of Characterization with reference to Macbeth

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1115-1119
Author(s):  
Anser Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
History Of ◽  
Lady Macbeth ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Insight Into

Shakespearean tragedies stand out in the history of world’s literature for their influential language, insight into character and dramatic ingenuity. It can be safely established that all of the Shakespearean tragedies are based upon the notion that human benevolence is innate to man as man. The current study focuses upon the notion that the Shakespearean heroes are basically good and noble men whose tragic flaw leads to their obliteration. For instance in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth describes Macbeth as “too full o’ milk of human kindness”. The character of Macbeth gives the picture of dissolution within the individual. The character of Macbeth has been analyzed to assert that he seems to suffer from a variance between his head and heart, his duty and his desire, his reckoning and his emotions. A psychological insight to his character reveals that he knows from the first that he is engaged in a ridiculous act: a distressed and paradoxical struggle. With the aid of research methods including Case Study and Close Reading this Qualitative research highlights Macbeth’s lethal proceedings which not only obliterate his peace of mind but also bring turmoil to the macrocosm of the universe, and shows that along with the king he murders his sense of reasoning as well. Hence this study asserts the idea that Shakespearean heroes possess an inherent goodness corroded by the actions of fate or destiny thus resulting in their tragic downfall.

scholarly journals Evaluating Qualitative Research Studies for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug Suarez
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Management Problem ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Practice Questions ◽  
Research Studies

Objective - Research studies in the literature that may be useful for solving professional practice questions are frequently based on findings from studies that use qualitative methods. Criteria used to appraise qualitative research are still evolving and often lack the readily understood precision of the numerical criteria used for quantitative research. Qualitative research studies can often be more valuable than quantitative studies for a given situation. This article offers a template to assess qualitative methods used in practitioner-led research for library and information science. Methods – This paper presents a narrative scenario of a library management problem. After conducting a literature search, the author identified an article with apparent relevance and potential to help resolve the problem. The author then evaluated the article using an assessment framework to illustrate how qualitative library research can be assessed. The paper examines the components of the framework, and explores the process. Results - The appraisal of the selected article demonstrates that qualitative methods used in library research can be critically evaluated for evidence to assist librarians in addressing their professional practice questions. Conclusions - Results obtained from qualitative research projects can be applied as evidence to support library practice. Qualitative methods are useful, and for many library practice issues, the assessment process illustrated here will help librarians evaluate the evidence and assess its appropriateness for practice.

scholarly journals The Power of Qualitative Methods: Understanding the Puzzle of the Facility Programming Market

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Lubomir Popov ◽  
Ivan Chompalov
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Credible Information ◽  
Unexpected Findings ◽  
Facility Programming

The purpose of this paper is to make a case for the power of qualitative methodology as well as to demonstrate the contributions of qualitative methods in applied research and practice. As analytical material and as an illustration, we use a project where qualitative research methods produce more trustworthy and credible information about a phenomenon than did quantitative research methods. In the process of studying the market for research-based facility programming, we reflected on the heuristic potential and productivity of the methods that have been used traditionally. We made a comparative analysis of the survey and qualitative research designs when used for the study of situations that previously had not been researched or have rarely been researched. This study demonstrates a way of reasoning, grappling with the dilemma of “qualitative versus quantitative,” and reveals the decision making process, as well as some unexpected findings, in evaluating facility programming research. This paper contributes to promoting qualitative methodology in professional practice, in applied projects, and in industries that rely heavily on quantitative research designs.

The Nature of Research Methodologies

2018 ◽  
pp. 6756-6766
Author(s):  
Ben Tran
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
The World

In the nature of research methodologies, quantitative research and quantitative research data are static through time, compared to qualitative research and qualitative research data. Across the globe, the Internet and mobile technologies are providing unprecedented access to markets and individuals. Such technologies ranges from high-definition video conferencing and instant communication around the world to the ability to reach participants on their mobile devices and access to demographics that are traditionally hard to reach, the Internet is providing technology based research methods like blogs, webinars, virtual intercepts, and virtual reality. The nature of the problem then plays the major role in determining what approaches are suitable. The purpose of this chapter is to cover the three types (trends) of research methodologies: the traditional (quantitative, qualitative), the universal (mixed-methods), and the trends (blogs, webinars, virtual intercepts, and virtual reality).

The Nature of Research Methodologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 552-563
Author(s):  
Ben Tran
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
The World

In the nature of research methodologies, quantitative research and quantitative research data are static through time, compared to qualitative research and qualitative research data. Across the globe, the internet and mobile technologies are providing unprecedented access to markets and individuals. Such technologies range from high-definition video conferencing and instant communication around the world to the ability to reach participants on their mobile devices and access to demographics that are traditionally hard to reach. The internet is providing technology-based research methods like blogs, webinars, virtual intercepts, and virtual reality. The nature of the problem then plays the major role in determining what approaches are suitable. The purpose of this chapter is to cover the three types (trends) of research methodologies: the traditional (quantitative, qualitative), the universal (mixed-methods), and the trends (blogs, webinars, virtual intercepts, and virtual reality).

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