scholarly journals Using theory and reflexivity to preserve methodological rigour of data collection in qualitative research

2022 ◽  
pp. 263208432110613
Author(s):  
Kimberly Jamie ◽  
Adam Pattison Rathbone

This paper examines the place of theory in qualitative medical research. While theory’s place in research planning and data analysis has been well-established, the contribution of theory during qualitative data collection tends to be overlooked. Yet, data collection is not an asocial or apolitical process and requires reflection and analysis in and of itself. Therefore, drawing on an exemplar case study research project which focused on patients’ use of medicines, the paper argues that engaging with theory to think reflexively, throughout a project but particularly during the process of data collection can ensure the rigour and trustworthiness of qualitative data. In this case study, we draw on sociologist Erving Goffman’s theoretical framework of the dramaturgical metaphor to address the multiplicity of roles that healthcare practitioners undertaking qualitative research have to occupy and navigate. Rather than painting researchers out of their research through a naïve search for ‘objectivity’, reflexivity that is scaffolded by theory, offers a way through which researchers’ biases and subjectivities can be made explicit and their data analysis transparent. In making this argument, we encourage medical researchers to engage with, and be attuned to, theoretical perspectives outwith their own discipline.

Field Methods ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1525822X2198948
Author(s):  
Adeagbo Oluwafemi ◽  
S. Xulu ◽  
N. Dlamini ◽  
M. Luthuli ◽  
T. Mhlongo ◽  
...  

Transforming spoken words into written text in qualitative research is a vital step in familiarizing and immersing oneself in the data. We share a three-step approach of how data transcription facilitated an interpretative act of analysis in a study using qualitative data collection methods on the barriers and facilitators of HIV testing and treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Rosada Rosada ◽  
Wawansyah Wawansyah

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetaui: (1) Bagaimana persepsi masyarakat  terhadap ziarah kubur (2) motivasi yang mendorong masyarakat  melakukan ziarah   kubur (3) tata cara pelaksanaan ziarah kubur. penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif-analisis lapangan dengan jenis penelitian studi kasus. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah masyarakat tanjung karang yang diambil lewat sampel. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi dan studi dokumentasi. Sedangkan analisis data adalah analisis tematik. Hasil penelitian persepsi orang melakukan ziarah kubur adalah (1) untuk mendapatkan keselamatan, (2) adanya tradisi yang ada di masyarakat dan (3) menjadi ajang bisnis. Adapun motivasi orang berziarah kubur adalah (1) untuk mengingat kematian, (2) mendo’akan si mayit, (3) adanya keyakinan bahwa ziarah kubur dapat mendatangkan ketenangan batin dan (4) sebagai ibadah kepada Allah. Sedangkan tata cara pelaksanaan ziarah kubur ialah (1) bertindak sopan di area perkuburan, (2) mendo’akan si mayit, (3) mengucapkan salam dan (4) menghadap kiblat. This study aims to determine: (1) How is the society's perception of the grave pilgrimage (2) the motivation that encourages the community to make the grave pilgrimage (3) the procedure of pilgrimage pilgrimage. qualitative research with descriptive-field analysis approach with case study research type. Sources of data in this study is the community of coral captured by samples. Data collection techniques are conducted through interviews, observation and documentation studies. While the data analysis is thematic analysis. The results of perceptions of people performing the pilgrimage of the grave are (1) to obtain salvation, (2) existing traditions in society and (3) become business arena. The motivation of the pilgrims is (1) to remember death, (2) mendo'akan the dead, (3) the belief that the pilgrimage of the grave can bring peace of mind and (4) as worship to God. While the procedure of pilgrimage pilgrimage is (1) acting decently in the area of burial, (2) mendo'akan the dead, (3) say greeting and (4) facing Qiblah.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwafemi Adeagbo ◽  
Sibongiseni Xulu ◽  
Nondumiso Dlamini ◽  
Manono Luthuli ◽  
Carina Herbst ◽  
...  

Transforming spoken words into written text in qualitative research is a vital step in familiarizing and immersing oneself in the data. We share a three-step approach of how data transcription facilitated an interpretative act of analysis in a study using qualitative data collection methods on the barriers and facilitators of HIV testing and treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwafemi Adeagbo ◽  
Sibongiseni Xulu ◽  
Nondumiso Dlamini ◽  
Manono Luthuli ◽  
Carina Herbst ◽  
...  

Transforming spoken words into written text in qualitative research is a vital step in familiarizing and immersing oneself in the data. We share a three-step approach of how data transcription facilitated an interpretative act of analysis in a study using qualitative data collection methods on the barriers and facilitators of HIV testing and treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


Media Wisata ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-100
Author(s):  
Fitri Kusumawati

This study aims to look at the trends of the OYO Hotel in Yogyakarta. This research is qualitative research with a case study research design. Data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, and literature review. Whereas data analysis uses an interactive analysis model. The results showed that the trend of OYO hotels is increasingly developing in Yogyakarta in line with the trend of travelling with a minimal budget. factors affecting tourists in choosing OYO are: cheap room rates, the number of room promotions, quality and service according to standards, adequate facilities, ease of application-based reservations, and payment can be done at the hotel


Author(s):  
Chinami McLain ◽  
Jeonghyun Kim

Ethical considerations are an important part of qualitative research as a multitude of ethical questions can arise during data collection, fieldwork, data analysis, and reporting. The primary goal of this chapter is to illustrate the various ethical issues and dilemmas qualitative researchers may face, particularly during data collection. First, ethical issues that have to be considered when undertaking qualitative research will be discussed. Then ethical issues involved in conducting various qualitative data collection methods, such as observation, interview, and focus group, will be discussed. Common issues discussed are followed by solutions and recommendations directed to researchers conducting qualitative research. Finally, the chapter concludes with the limitations of the discussion and suggestions to expand research into a new direction.


Author(s):  
Pauline Ratnasingam

In chapter 3, we reviewed the current literature from theories in multi-disciplines leading to the development of the conceptual model of inter-organizational trust in e-commerce participation. In this chapter, we first discuss different research methods in information systems followed by analysis of quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Then we provide the reasons for selecting a case study research method followed by a description of the research process, design, and instrumentation of the conceptual model, leading to a semi-structured questionnaire, data collection, and data analysis procedures that take into consideration the validity of data.


1970 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 83-122
Author(s):  
Laya Prasad Uprety

This paper explains the significance of the interpretive approach in the regime of qualitative research which underscores the search of the meanings in human cultures and subjectivities in the human behavior. Its overall emphasis has been on the processes, stages, and goals of conventional ethnographic research, qualitative data analysis and their presentation in the academic and professional reports. However, the theoretical analysis has been heavily influenced by "positivism" and hence, it has failed to address many of the issues emerged in the regime of contemporary qualitative research approach. Key Words: Qualitative; ethnographic; positivism; interpretive; subjectivity; analysis and presentation. DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v3i0.2782 Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol.3 2009 83-122


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-156
Author(s):  
Titin Nur Adianti ◽  
Muhammad Irawan Zain ◽  
Lalu Hamdian Affandi

The purpose of this study is to describe the problem of teachers in using learning media in the 2013 curriculum at SDN 1 Taman Ayu, Gerung District. The research approach used is qualitative research with the type of case study research. Data collection techniques using interviews, observation and documentation. Data analysis used Milles and Huberman model data analysis. The results of the study indicate that the difficulties experienced by teachers include; 1) the difficulty of the teacher in choosing the media to be used. 2) Difficulties of teachers in using learning media 3) Difficulties of teachers in evaluating the use of learning media. the way the teacher overcomes these obstacles is to carry out reflection activities to restore student learning concentration, use student books, provide special guidance for students who have difficulties in understanding learning materials, evaluate media at other times. It can be concluded that teachers at SDN 1 Taman Ayu, Gerung Sub-district experienced problems in using learning media in the 2013 curriculum.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-172
Author(s):  
Tri Wahyudi Ramdhan

SMAN 2 Kediri is a school that was established in the era of independence which is a condition of historical value and is very adaptive and responsive to the dynamics of plural societies and the development of the education world in Kediri. And in maintaining the diversity that exists, the school has organized education in a democratic and fair and not decriminative manner through a curriculum filled with multicultural values. So as to uncover the application of the curriculum with a load of multicultural values, a study was carried out on the concept of muticultural values that grew and developed in SMA 2 Kediri. This research is a qualitative research with case study research and in data collection using in-depth interviews and observation techniques, as well as documentation. Then the data analysis technique uses interactive techniques from Milles and Huberman. The results showed that the concept of multicultural values implemented in SMA 2 Kediri is a concept of interrelated values and cannot stand alone and grow and develop simultaneously


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