Mothering, Migration, and Im/mobility in the Age of the Muslim Ban

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
Courtney E. Cole
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mass Violence ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Ongoing Relationship ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Somatic Experiences

In this essay, I consider issues of migration and im/mobility through experiences as a qualitative researcher of the aftermath of mass violence. In doing so, I consider how the progression of my scholarship has occurred in tandem with the development of my identity as a mother, and contemporary geopolitics, all of which implicate questions about migration and mobility. Attending to the embodied, somatic experiences of both movement and the process of qualitative research, I engage issues of identity, particularly gender, sexuality, race, and nationality. While not re/solving the tensions of qualitative research addressing im/mobility, I illustrate the ongoing relationship between motherhood, movement, and migration.

scholarly journals Understanding Deep, Socially Embedded Human Motivations and Aspirations for Work From Whole Person and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 735-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa J. Rothausen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Industrial Organizational Psychology ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Business And Management ◽  
Potential Use

As someone trained exclusively as a quantitative researcher, who recently became a semi-autodidactic qualitative researcher (see Rothausen, Henderson, Arnold, & Malshe, in press; “semi” in part because I am still learning and in part because my coauthors have taught me), I would like to extend the argument made by Pratt and Bonaccio (2016) for increasing qualitative research in the domains of industrial–organizational psychology (IOP), organizational behavior (OB), and human resources (HR), and I would also add industrial relations (IR), which was my doctoral field of study and “where workers went” within business and management studies as HR became more aligned with organizational interests (see Lefkowitz, 2016, from this journal). I extend their argument by deepening one of their reasons, understanding the “why” of work, and adding another potential use, understanding the “what could be” of work.

scholarly journals Qualitative Research and Quilting: Advice for Novice Researchers

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Ausband
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Qualitative Researcher

This paper relates how the author, a novice qualitative researcher, uses the familiar process of quilting to help her clarify the research process. Other novice researchers are advised to look around for similar connections they can make in their lives to assist with their research.

Oral History Interviewing

2014 ◽  
pp. 299-314
Author(s):  
Valerie J. Janesick
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Research Orientation ◽  
Digital Era

Oral history interviewing is a viable qualitative research orientation for many qualitative researchers in various disciplines. Oral history is the collection of stories, statements, and reminiscences of a person or persons who have firsthand knowledge of any number of experiences. It offers qualitative researchers a way to capture the lived experiences of participants. The techniques of oral history are those of the qualitative researcher, including interviews, document analysis, photographs, and video. The current digital era offers many opportunities to address issues and possibilities for the oral historian as qualitative researcher. Three major issues that emerge are those of social justice, arts-based approaches to oral history, and transdisciplinarity. Possibilities are endless in terms of using digital techniques for data presentation, data analysis, and dissemination. The power of oral history is the power of storytelling. By using current technology and working in a transdisciplinary context, oral history may now be more readily accessible and available to a wider population thus moving toward social justice.

scholarly journals Understanding Quantitative Design: A Resource for Qualitative Researchers

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carroll Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Design

Quantitative Research for the Qualitative Researcher is a concise text written for students from a qualitative orientation. It provides connections between both quantitative and qualitative research processes, and helps students understand quantitative research design more completely. It highlights the structure and purpose of research design so students understand how to create and carry out effective research projects.

scholarly journals Entering into a "Community" of Experience and Meaning: A Review of Interviewing for Education and Social Science Research: The Gateway Approach by Carolyn Lunsford Mears

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Educational Criticism

In Interviewing for Education and Social Science Research: The Gateway Approach, Carolyn Lunsford Mears outlines an approach to in-depth interviewing in qualitative research that draws upon educational criticism, oral history, and poetic display. Mears describes this narrator centered approach as including the development of an insider’s perspective and the use of excerpted narratives. She also provides useful guides and examples in the appendices to the book, making the text especially helpful to the novice qualitative researcher.

scholarly journals Neophyte Qualitative Researcher Finding His Voice Through Qualitative Journeys

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Robison
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Qualitative Researcher

If you are looking for a book written about the qualitative research experience, you can find it in Victor Minichiello and Jeffery A. Kottler’s (2010c) edited volume Qualitative Journeys: Student and Mentor Experiences with Research. For a neophyte qualitative researcher who is finding his voice as a budding qualitative scholar, this book serves as an inspiration. This easy-to-read book gives a firsthand look at what other new, and oftentimes struggling, qualitative researchers experienced as they began their research journeys. Overall, the book builds a sense of excitement and interest in the qualitative paradigm; and, after reading it, I am energized to move forward with my own qualitative journey.

scholarly journals Researcher, Analyze Thyself

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnny Saldana
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Making Meaning ◽  
Elements Of Style

This article attempts to answer the phenomenological question, “What does it mean to be a qualitative researcher?” and an ancillary question, “What does ‘making meaning’ mean?” The author, in collaboration with selected participants at the 2018 The Qualitative Report and the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology’s Qualitative Research Methods conferences, proposes that research is devotion. Three major categories or components of devotion are purpose (personal and professional validation), belonging (communal grounding), and meaning (an enriched life). Ten subcategories or “elements of style” as qualitative researchers include: meticulous vigilance of details, unyielding resiliency, visionary reinvention, social savvy, humble vulnerability, representational responsibility, finding your methodological tribes, emotional immersion, gifting your ideas, and knowing and understanding yourself.

scholarly journals Qualitative Researcher Reflexivity: A Follow-Up Study with Female Sexual Assault Survivors

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Hoover ◽  
Susan Morrow
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Follow Up Study

Motivated by researcher reflexivity, the author sought to learn from participants about the sensitive, ethical issues of the qualitative research process. The current study followed up with eight women who had previously participated in an interview-based study about sexual assault disclosure. Multiple sources of qualitative data were triangulated, including interviews, follow-up interviews, interviews from the original study, and participant checks. Phenomenological analysis yielded five themes: (a) Meaning of Participation, (b) Trust in the Researcher, (c) Connection with the Other Participants, (d) Changing Comfort, and (e) Recommendations to Increase Participants’ Comfort. Based on these results, recommendations are provided for researchers conducting reflexive qualitative research practices.

Challenges of translating qualitative management data

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jouharah M. Abalkhail
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Depth Of Knowledge ◽  
Language Data ◽  
Combination Of Methods

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges of translating qualitative data from Arabic to English within the field of gender and management studies. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a real experience of translating qualitative data from Arabic to English within the management area in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from interviewing female managers working in the Saudi public sector. Findings Translating qualitative data from Arabic to English is not a straightforward process. During the translation of this cross-cultural qualitative research, three challenges were faced: the embeddedness of the language meaning in the culture, positionality and its influence on data production and language differences. The study found that, in absence of a standard way for translating cross-linguistic qualitative research, a combination of methods is found to be useful to increase the validity and reliability of the study findings. Researchers who conduct qualitative insider research and who translate their own data are in a better position to do cross-language data analysis. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature by showing that translating Arabic texts regarding gender, management and leadership is embedded within historical, cultural, political and institutional contexts, requiring a deep understanding of both language and culture to produce a depth of knowledge. Also, the novelty of this study is that it highlights the importance of being an insider qualitative researcher and translating the research data, as researcher offers significant opportunities for close attention to certain points in the text; and this could add value to the analysis as a way to establish validity of interpretations.

scholarly journals How I became a qualitative researcher?

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 258-275
Author(s):  
Florentina Scârneci
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
Theoretical Saturation ◽  
Special Case

Abstract: The present article presents the personal experience of the author with research methodologies.Some limits of the social scientific research are being analyzed, regarding two of the stages of research:theoretical framework and operationalization; this is the way in which the validity of the criteria and theconstruct validity came into discussion. At the same time, the character of sociological theories and theirutility in scientific research are under discussion. Reasons for which qualitative is chosen are listed despitethe constant disapproval of this method in Romanian sociology (and it’s marginalization in Central – EastEurope). The advantages of qualitative research in socio-human sciences are presented (what is being researched,through what methods, with what results). The special case of using the focus-group at a large scaleis being analyzed (its use without following two of the major qualitative principals: theoretical samplingand theoretical saturation). The article advocates for the usage of qualitative and it is written in a personaland provocative style.Key words: sociological research methodology, qualitative research, quantitative research, validity. SANTRAUKAKODĖL AŠ PASIRINKAU KOKYBINIO TYRIMO BŪDĄ?Straipsnis parengtas remiantis asmenišku autorės, dirbančios tyrimo metodologijų srityje, patyrimu.Analizuojami sociologinio mokslinio tyrimo trūkumai, susiję su dviem tyrimo pakopomis: teorine struktūrair operacionalizacija. Viena vertus, svarbu kriterijų ir konstrukcijų pagrįstumas, kita vertus, sociologiniųteorijų taikymo moksliniams tyrimams patikimumas. Aptariamos kokybinio metodo pasirinkimo priežastysir aplinkybės, rodančios, kad šis metodas Rumunijoje ir Centrinėje Rytų Europoje yra marginalizuojamas.Svarstomi įvairūs kokybinio metodo privalumai, įskaitant plačios apimties focus-grupių pavyzdžius. Straipsnioautorė nevengia kokybinio tyrimo būdo apologijos provokacinio stiliaus.

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