Ethics, Intimacy, and Distance in Longitudinal, Qualitative Research: Experiences from Reality Check Bangladesh

Author(s):  
Malin Arvidson

This chapter presents current research insights into various forms and representations of the results of self-as-subject data analyses from both expert and doctoral research experiences. Distinctions between heuristic inquiry and autoethnography are highlighted as well as differences between self-as-subject data analysis approaches when compared with convention methods used within other forms of qualitative research. In self-as-subject research, data representation and data interpretation are often also simultaneous or overlap in presentation to illustrate key findings and insights into the phenomenon of inquiry.


Author(s):  
Patrick James Christian

The chapter examines the physical, psychological, and emotional challenges faced by researcher and research participant in qualitative field research into the underlying drivers of violent communal conflict, as well as inhibitors to successful resolution. The reflections in this chapter are drawn from the author’s qualitative field research experiences in Somalia, Yemen, Darfur Sudan, Niger, Colombia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The utility of this chapter is a deeper appreciation of the importance of qualitative field research in studies involving violent communal conflict, and an understanding of how transference and countertransference work to degrade data collection and analysis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richa Saxena

The article is written as a travelogue by the author while exploring the passage of qualitative research in her maiden independent research work—her dissertation. The author describes in the article how her journey of qualitative research took shape right from the take-off point: the choice of topic and methodology to the data collection, analysis and presentation of the findings. The article also throws light on the various experiences of the researcher during the journey including the issues and challenges faced by her in different stages of the study like the research proposal stage, data collection stage and the data analysis stage. The objective of the article is to familiarize the qualitative researchers, who are currently at the beginner stage, with the possible issues and pitfalls of qualitative research process. For that the author has used her own experiences to explain the nuances of the process. In the article, the author also highlights that irrespective of the challenges faced in the process how the research study helped her in developing herself as a better researcher and a wiser person, making her efforts fruitful and providing her a sense of achievement.


Author(s):  
Maryam Kian ◽  
Dennis Beach

Background: Studies in educational and health research are sometimes accompanied by the adoption of a qualitative research approach. Qualitative research claims to achieve natural and first-hand data in a variety of ways. In this regard, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ethnography method in educational and health research. Methods: An analytical-deductive method and analysis of the research experiences of the authors of this paper, whose field was often qualitative, were used. Accordingly, the reliable sources as well as the background studies of the researchers were analyzed. Results: The findings showed that ethnography in education can provide insights into in-depth analysis of the beliefs, values, and experiences about school or university trends. Also, ethnography in health research can lead to the results such as improving health care, modifying high-risk behaviors, timely prevention, managing stress in the face of illness, emphasizing sensitivity of local communities, health knowledge generation and, in general, influencing the health policies in society. Conclusion: Given the importance of ethnography in obtaining first-hand and in-depth results, it is recommended to provide appropriate awareness and application of the method among the research policies by the ministry of science and health.


Author(s):  
Mike Turner ◽  
Richard Pech

The following examines the challenges of cross-cultural entrepreneurship research, with a specific focus on the interview method. Challenges of the interview method are explained with guidelines for conducting cross-cultural research interviews. Examples are taken from the authors’ research experiences while interviewing Vietnamese and Mongolian entrepreneurs. Risks and problems as well as solutions associated with qualitative research methods are discussed in an effort to acquire authentic and accurate results through a transparent and scientifically rigour process.


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