Qualitative Diary Research Design

This chapter discusses basic design considerations for qualitative diary studies that involve either archival or solicited diaries. After a brief overview of the unique types of data diaries can provide, a separate discussion is provided for archival and solicited diary studies. Archival diary researchers will need to locate diaries that have already been written for personal reasons or for past research studies. They will not have any say in the format of these pre-existing diaries. Solicited diary researchers, in contrast, must plan for participant selection and recruitment and the structure and timing of the diary entries. The chapter concludes with a discussion of potential supporting documents for both archival and solicited diary studies.

Analyzing and Writing a Report on Qualitative Diary Research

10.1093/oso/9780190256692.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Lauri L. Hyers

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Research Report ◽

Report Writing ◽

Diary Data ◽

Diary Research ◽

Concise Report ◽

Diary Studies ◽

Concurrent Tasks ◽

This chapter discusses how to analyze and write up a qualitative diary research report. In qualitative diary studies, the summative narrative developed by the researcher is as integral to the report as is the more elaborated narrative provided by each diarist. Distilling individual diaries into a cohesive and concise report and many other challenges face researchers writing reports using complex diary data. After considering some of the practical aspects of writing up diary research studies, such as targeting and tailoring reports to non-academic, applied, or scholarly outlets, the majority of the chapter will turn to analyzing and coding of diary data and report-writing specifically for scholarly outlets. Data analysis and report writing are treated together because these are typically concurrent tasks in qualitative research studies.

ECAT III -- Basic Design Considerations

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science ◽

10.1109/tns.1983.4332366 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 729-733 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

E. J. Hoffman ◽

A. R. Ricci ◽

L. M. A. M. van der Stee ◽

M. E. Phelps

Keyword(s):

Basic Design ◽

Basic Design Considerations

Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽

10.1201/9780203734209-2 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 7-27

Author(s):

Syed R. Qasim

Keyword(s):

Basic Design ◽

Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies - Social, Psychological, and Forensic Perspectives on Sexual Abuse ◽

Exploring the Link Between Cruelty to Animals and Violence Against People

10.4018/978-1-5225-3958-2.ch003 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 26-41

Author(s):

Milica Boskovic ◽

Nenad Putnik ◽

Brankica Jankovic

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Sexual Abuse ◽

Past Research ◽

Actual Data ◽

Physical Force ◽

The Republic ◽

Cruelty To Animals ◽

Violence is a form of behavior of an individual, manifested in the use of physical force, psychological and verbal torture, and sexual abuse. Types of violence in which physical, mental, financial or any other aspect is significantly disproportionate in favor of the perpetrator, there are two especially sensitive types of violence: domestic violence and violence against animals. In this chapter, the authors wish to create convenient theoretical/bibliographical foundation for further studies, and to analyze actual data about these criminal acts. In order to achieve this, besides analysis and presentation of relevant past research studies in this field, attempts were also made to analyze official evidence provided by the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, as well as the official evidence obtained from the courts at several cities regarding charges brought in these cases.

BASIC DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

Warm Air Heating ◽

10.1016/b978-0-08-015853-2.50011-5 ◽

1970 ◽

pp. 36-49

Author(s):

DAVID KUT

Keyword(s):

Basic Design ◽

Research Design Considerations

The Evolution of Consolidated Financial Reporting in Australia ◽

10.4324/9781003047001-5 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 56-71

Author(s):

Greg Whittred

Keyword(s):

Research Design ◽

The interweaving of diaries and lives: diary-keeping behaviour in a diary-interview study of international students’ employability management

Qualitative Research ◽

10.1177/1468794120920260 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 146879412092026

Author(s):

Xuemeng Cao ◽

Emily F. Henderson

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

International Students ◽

Interview Study ◽

Master's Students ◽

Diary Method ◽

Diary Research ◽

Diary Studies ◽

Key Issues ◽

The Uk ◽

Academic Year

This article explores ‘diary-keeping behaviour’, or the ways in which participants conduct the completion and submission of diaries in diary research. There is a paucity of methodologically oriented literature on diary method and as such this article makes a contribution to extending the existing knowledge of this method. The primary aim of this article is to set out in detail the key issues relating to diary-keeping behaviour, in order to provide a foundation for future critical explorations of this facet of diary research. The research that this paper is based on involved a 12-month diary-interview study. This project explored the employability management of Chinese international Master’s students in social sciences studying in the UK during one academic year. The article sets out key facets of diary-keeping behaviour and explores specific considerations for diary studies in higher education contexts, where diary research has been particularly neglected.

Internal Validity of Group Experimental Research

Exceptional Education Quarterly ◽

10.1177/074193258300400310 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 77-83

Author(s):

Jean R. Harber

Keyword(s):

Research Design ◽

Experimental Research ◽

Internal Validity ◽

Experimental Designs ◽

Causal Relationships ◽

Control Groups ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

This article stresses the importance of controlling extraneous variables when studying educational problems. Various types of research studies are described. The experimental research design, which is ideally suited to detecting causal relationships if proper controls are used, and quasi-experimental procedures, which are employed when true experimental designs cannot be used, are discussed. Threats to internal validity are presented and hypothetical examples are given to illustrate these threats and the means of controlling them. The importance of utilizing control groups is illustrated.