An Autoethnography of Becoming a Qualitative Researcher

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trude Klevan ◽  
Alec Grant
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Researcher

Guides for the Novice Qualitative Researcher

1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary C. Henze ◽  
Corrine Glesne ◽  
Alan Peshkin ◽  
Bruce L. Berg ◽  
Martyn Hammersley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Researcher

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.

Developmental coordination disorder is more than a motor problem: Children describe the impact of daily struggles on their quality of life

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill G Zwicker ◽  
Melinda Suto ◽  
Susan R Harris ◽  
Nikol Vlasakova ◽  
Cheryl Missiuna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Motor Problem ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
The Impact

Introduction Affecting 5–6% of children, developmental coordination disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by poor motor coordination and difficulty learning motor skills. Although quantitative studies have suggested that children with developmental coordination disorder experience reduced quality of life, no known qualitative studies have reported what daily life is like from their perspective. Method Guided by an inductive realistic approach and using semi-structured, individual interviews, 13 children (8–12 years) were asked to describe what life is like in their own words. Three researchers coded interviews manually to identify relevant content. An experienced qualitative researcher conducted a second, in-depth thematic analysis using NVivo to identify patterns and themes. Findings Two themes – milestones as millstones and the perils of printing – illuminated participants’ challenges in completing everyday activities at home and at school. The third theme – more than a motor problem – revealed the social and emotional impact of these struggles and from being excluded from play. The fourth theme – coping strategies – described their efforts to be resilient. Conclusion Parents, educators, physicians, and therapists working with children with developmental coordination disorder must recognize how their quality of life is affected by the physical and emotional toll of their efforts to participate successfully in daily activities.

scholarly journals Recruiting Transcultural Qualitative Research Participants: A Conceptual Model

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis Eide ◽  
Carol B. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
The Other ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Successful Recruitment ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Personal Knowing ◽  
Recruitment And Selection

Working with diverse populations poses many challenges to the qualitative researcher who is a member of the dominant culture. Traditional methods of recruitment and selection (such as flyers and advertisements) are often unproductive, leading to missed contributions from potential participants who were not recruited and researcher frustration. In this article, the authors explore recruitment issues related to the concept of personal knowing based on experiences with Aboriginal Hawai'ian and Micronesian populations, wherein knowing and being known are crucial to successful recruitment of participants. They present a conceptual model that incorporates key concepts of knowing the other, cultural context, and trust to guide other qualitative transcultural researchers. They also describe challenges, implications, and concrete suggestions for recruitment of participants.

A Mother-Scholar During COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780042097875
Author(s):  
Van Lac
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Junior Faculty Member ◽  
Tenure Track ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Emergent Literature

This poem highlights the current challenges and the lived realities of a mother-scholar during COVID-19. As a mother of two young children, the author details how the global pandemic has thrown her life into chaos as she attempts to provide support to her children with distance learning while also fulfilling her duties with teaching, research, and service as a junior faculty member on the tenure-track. Reinforcing the emergent literature on the lack of research productivity during this pandemic for mother-scholars, the author as a qualitative researcher illuminates this exact challenge in her poem.

scholarly journals Research Identities: Reflections of a Contract Researcher

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackie Goode
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Institutional Identity ◽  
Research Staff ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Contract Research ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
Researcher Identity

This paper examines the institutional identity formation of contract research staff in the context of the Taylorisation of research knowledges. The author has been a contract researcher for many years, after initially training and practising as a Probation Officer. She makes links between her social work training, and her current practice as a qualitative researcher. Drawing on her experience of working on a variety of different projects, at a number of different institutions, and providing illustrative examples from projects in sociology, social policy, health, and education, she reflects on the implications of the current social organization of academic research both for professional research practice and for researcher identity. There is a paradox in the way that contract research staff accrue a wealth of experience of how research is organised and conducted in different contexts, a repertoire of skills, and a vast volume of various kinds of ‘data’, whilst remaining vulnerable and marginalized figures within the academy, with few opportunities for professional development and advancement. She outlines a number of strategies she has employed in the preservation of the ‘research self’, and concludes by suggesting that the academy has much to learn about the effective management of ‘waste’, as embodied by researchers’ selves and their data, consequent upon the Taylorisation of research 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.

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