Qualitative methods III

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 779-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Dowling ◽  
Kate Lloyd ◽  
Sandie Suchet-Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Human Geography ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Health Geography ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

In this, our third and final snapshot of contemporary qualitative research methods, we pick up on the proliferation of non-representational theory across human geography and focus on research methods concerned with practices that exceed (more than) representation or are non-representational. We chart work that pays attention to the non-visible, the non-verbal and the non-obvious, as well as methods and methodologies that enable researchers to grasp and grapple with assemblages, relationalities, and life as it unfolds. We characterize these ‘more-than representational’ methodologies as: experimenting with approaches to research, using picturing as an embedded research methodology, and highlighting research as sensing. We conclude that these have opened new forms of knowledge, including into subdisciplines like health geography. Nonetheless, a privileging of written and visual modes of thinking and representing remain, and the discipline must be vigilant to nurture and value the emerging work on neural diversity and non-Western modes of thinking.

Guest editorial: a new dawn for qualitative service research

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Witell ◽  
Maria Holmlund ◽  
Anders Gustafsson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology

Purpose The purpose of this study is to highlight the role of qualitative research in service research. This study discusses what qualitative research is, what role it has in service research and what interest, rigor, relevance and richness mean for qualitative service research. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the most common qualitative research methods and discusses interest, rigor, relevance and richness as key characteristics of qualitative research. The manuscripts in the special issue are introduced and categorized based on their contributions to service research. Findings The findings suggest that the amount of research using qualitative research methods has remained stable over the last 30 years. An increased focus on transparency and traceability is important for improving the perceived rigor of qualitative service research. Originality/value This special issue is the first issue that is explicitly devoted to the qualitative research methodology in service research. In particular, the issue seeks to contribute to a better use and application of qualitative research methodology.

scholarly journals THE ATTITUDE OF OMANI RESEARCHERS TOWARDS THE USE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN STUDIES، KNOWLEDGE AND USE

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (05) ◽  
pp. 166-180
Author(s):  
Asma Salim Mohammed AL-HASHMI
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Human Studies ◽  
Strong Tendency ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

The study aimed to measure researchers' attitudes in the humanities, educational and psychological sciences in the Sultanate of Oman and the degree of their knowledge and use of the qualitative research methodology. The application of a survey scale (the questionnaire) to answer the study's questions was designed by the researcher and judged by the specialists. It was applied to the available sample (144) researchers and researchers from a community of unknown numbers (according to the National Center for Statistics in the Sultanate of Oman) inside and outside the Sultanate. The study found a weakness in the level of knowledge and use of this approach and a strong tendency towards the desire to use due to the presence of an applied defect and fear of experience and application of the tools of the qualitative approach. Keywords: Omani Researchers, Qualitative Research, The Attitude.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods in Education

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Experienced Researcher

99 entries The Oxford Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods in Education has brought together scholars from across the globe who use qualitative methods in their research to address the history, current uses, adaptations for specific knowledge domains and situations, and problematics that drive the methodology. This is the most comprehensive resource available on qualitative methods in education. For novice researchers, the Encyclopedia enables a broad view of the methods and how to enact them in the studies that early-career researchers may wish to conduct. For the experienced researcher, the range of approaches and adaptations covered enables the development of sophisticated methodological designs. For those who are qualitative research methodologists, this book reveals where the methodology has come from and where it is going. Methodologists can use these volumes to discern where new ideas and practices are needed, and provide the bases for new methodological works. For those who teach these methods, the Encyclopedia is an invaluable compendium that can be tapped for inclusion in courses and to enable the instructor to be able to quickly respond to specific student needs with high-quality methodological resources.

scholarly journals Yours, Mine and Ours: Theorizing the Global Articulation of Qualitative Research Methods and Academic Disciplines

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan C. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Professional Discipline ◽  
Academic Communities ◽  
Research Questions

<p>Two current forms of globalization are inherently interesting to academic qualitative researchers. The first is <em>the globalization of qualitative research methods </em>themselves. The second is <em>the globalization of academic disciplines </em>in which those methods are institutionalized as a valuable resource for professional practices of teaching and scholarly research. This essay argues that patterns in existing discussion of these two trends create an opportunity for innovative scholarship. That opportunity involves reflexively leveraging qualitative research methods to study the simultaneous negotiation by academic communities of <em>both </em>qualitative methods <em>and </em>their professional discipline. Five theories that serve to develop this opportunity are reviewed, focusing on their related benefits and limitations, and the specific research questions they yield. The essay concludes by synthesizing distinctive commitments of this proposed research program.</p>

Qualitative Research Methods and Evidential Reasoning

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 385-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corrado Matta
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Evidential Reasoning ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

This article discusses the concept of evidential reasoning in the context of qualitative research methods in the social sciences. A conceptualization of qualitative evidential reasoning is proposed. This conceptualization is based on the analysis of an example of qualitative methods applied to the study of music education. I argue that this conceptualization identifies specific and nontrivial conditions for qualitative evidential reasoning and, at the same time, supports the claim that there is no essential methodological separation regarding evidence between quantitative and qualitative methods.

Qualitative Methods in Occupational Therapy Research: An Application

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Cook Merrill
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Juvenile Arthritis ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
The Relationship

Recent occupational therapy literature has pointed to significant similarities in the principles of qualitative research methods and the underlying assumptions and values of our profession. This article presents an overview of qualitative methods, an analysis of the relationship between qualitative and quantitative approaches in social and cultural research, and a brief discussion of the issues of reliability, validity, and researcher objectivity in qualitative research. The application of qualitative methods in a research project on juvenile arthritis is used to illustrate an exploration of the importance of such methods to occupational therapy theory and practice.

Empirical verification of the “TACT” framework for teaching rigour in qualitative research methodology

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Kei Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Empirical Verification ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Research Studies

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a framework intended to guide students and novice researchers in learning about the necessary dimensions for assessing the rigour of qualitative research studies. The framework has four dimensions – (T)rustworthiness, (A)uditability, (C)redibility and (T)ransferability. The development of TACT is informed by various discourses of rigour in the qualitative research methods literature. Results of an empirical verification of TACT suggests that postgraduate students and faculty learning qualitative research found the framework useful for learning rigour in qualitative research methods. TACT also serves as an important theoretical tool for setting directions for further discourses on teaching and learning critical aspects of rigour in qualitative research methodology. Design/methodology/approach The formal verification of the TACT started with a development of a rating tool. The tool consisted of a total of 16 items, 4 items per each dimension. The items were ranked on five-scale Likert points (1=very important, 2=important, 3=neutral, 4=less important, 5=not important). The instrument was piloted and tested for reliability revealing an overall Cronbach’s α (α=0.86), which indicates a good level of internal consistency (George and Mallery, 2003) among the dimensions. The tool was put online and sent out to participants enroled in workshops on “assessing rigour in qualitative research studies”. Findings Overall, participants found TACT to be a useful framework for learning different dimensions for assessing qualitative research. They saw various benefits associated with the use of the framework including providing a better process for undertaking and reporting outcomes of qualitative research and for exploring different dimensions of rigour. Participants also indicated that using TACT facilitates reflexivity and fosters dependability of research outcomes. They stated that TACT could help researchers think about their personal relationship with a phenomenon being studied as well as the quality of data collected. Others said that TACT allows researchers to think about achieving transference and gaining confidence in the research findings. Research limitations/implications TACT is best suited as a teaching toolkit in qualitative research methodology courses. It is also useful as a platform for fostering a shared language in undertaking peer-review of methodological dimensions of qualitative research studies. Practical implications Though a general framework for accessing rigour in qualitative research studies is highly desirable, the usefulness of TACT in rendering rigour is subject to a particular academic tradition. Social implications TACT facilitates the exploration of different dimensions for assessing the outcome of qualitative research. Originality/value TACT is a general framework drawn from the literature and teaching practice and empirically validated.

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