scholarly journals The Influence of Power Shifts in Data Collection and Analysis Stages : A Focus on Qualitative Research Interview

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Anyan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Power Shifts ◽  
Interview Situation ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Interview ◽  
Interview Methodology ◽  
Practical Recommendations

This paper analyzes the power relation between the interviewer and the interviewee in the qualitative research interview methodology. The paper sets out to grapple with the extent to which the dynamisms in power shifts influence data collection and analysis in the interview methodology. The exploration of power shifts in the qualitative research interview facilitates comprehensive understanding of the nuances of the data by providing more information about the interviewee and the interviewer. This enhances a deeper discerning into the research process, and the topics discussed. This paper also elaborates on how interviewees as well as interviewers display their countermeasures to each other in the course of the interview situation and presents a greater understanding of the power dynamics that exist between the interviewer and interviewee. Power asymmetry seems to be an exasperating circumstance in the interview methodology as pointed out by the discussions in this article. This article also discusses practical recommendations for minimizing the power dynamic s during data analysis in the qualitative research interview.

scholarly journals Eleven Pitfalls in Qualitative Research: Some Perils Every Emerging Scholar and Doctoral Student Should Be Aware Of!

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izhar Oplatka
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Preparatory Phase ◽  
Current Article

The current article analyzes potential pitfalls that each emergent researcher might face during the qualitative research process and illuminates adequate strategies to cope with them effectively. The author's personal and professional experience in supervising doctoral and MA students in their qualitative research and students' own reflections on the pitfalls they have faced are used as resources for this paper. Eleven pitfalls are depicted in this paper, divided into four phases in the research process, beginning from the preparatory phase in which the researcher plans the research program, through data collection and analysis, to the final phase of writing the research report. The paper provides some practical strategies to cope with these pitfalls successfully and effectively.

scholarly journals Do It for the Culture: The Case for Memes in Qualitative Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110258
Author(s):  
Constance Iloh
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Prominent Feature ◽  
Rapport Building ◽  
Everyday Communication ◽  
Remote Data

Memes are a prominent feature of global life in the 21st century. The author asserts that memes are significant to current and future qualitative research. In particular, the text establishes memes as: (a) part of everyday communication, expression, and explanation, thus useful in qualitative research; (b) valuable cultural units and symbols; (c) forms of rapport building and cultivating relational research; (d) approaches that bolster and sustain remote data collection; (e) methods that infuse agency, humor, and creativity into the research process. The author then showcases distinctive ways memes can be effectively incorporated in qualitative research pursuits and publications. The article concludes with the necessity of data collection and representation approaches that advance the meaningfulness and cultural-relevance of qualitative inquiry.

scholarly journals Collecting quantitative experimental data from a non-WEIRD population: challenges and practical recommendations from a field experiment in rural Sierra Leone

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Luetke Lanfer ◽  
Doreen Reifegerste ◽  
Sorie Ibrahim Kargbo
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Considerable Time ◽  
Collection Strategies ◽  
Practical Recommendations ◽  
Extensive Pilot

Abstract Objective Standardized pretest–posttest experimental designs with quantitative surveys are frequently applied to evaluate the effectiveness of health programs. However, this method is strongly informed by research on samples from Western, Educated, Industralized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies and may not produce meaningful results in a distinct cultural, educational and socioeconomic context. Results This paper reports several methodological challenges encountered along the research process of collecting quantitative survey data (i.e., during recruitment, obtaining informed consent, matching pretest–posttest data and data collection) for a mixed-methods field experiment on domestic handwashing in Sierra Leone. Ethical dilemmas of certain research practices are pointed out and potential solutions or alternatives are recommended for each challenge. Analysis of these challenges highlights the importance of reflecting on the aptness of research methodologies for non-WEIRD samples. While this is not to say that quantitative surveys are not suitable in a non-WEIRD context, their employment require considerable time for extensive pilot testing, involving local interviewers and participants in designing research projects and the modification of data collection strategies.

scholarly journals TERORISME DITINJAU DARI PERSPEKTIF HUKUM PIDANA ISLAM (FIQIH JINAYAH)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Zulkifli Zulkifli ◽  
Muh. Syarif Hasyim ◽  
Hamiyuddin Hamiyuddin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data Sources

The discussion in this research is terrorism from the perspective of Islamic criminal law (fiqih jinayah). The problem that becomes the focus of research is how terrorism is in the review of Islamic criminal law or jinnayah fiqh. Qualitative research, the source of which is library research, is the method used in research. There are two kinds of data sources in this research, namely primary and secondary data sources, while the data collection and analysis uses literature review research. The data were analyzed using the Islamic criminal law theory approach. So as a result of this research that acts of terrorism are not justified in Islamic teachings. The birth of this action is because the perpetrators have shallow thoughts or have very minimal thoughts and have political goals to harm themselves and others. They even consider this act as Jihad, even though in fact it is not a jihad but an act that brings fear to potential victims.

scholarly journals Muhammadiyah Non-Formal Education During the Covid 19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 39-41
Author(s):  
Nur Fazriya Masfufa ◽  
Muhlasin Amrullah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Practical Education ◽  
Comprehensive Picture

Non-formal education is practical education or training for the community that is still carried out by the community to increase knowledge and increase interest in talent in themselves. The purpose of this study is to find out about Muhammadiyah non-formal education, the goals and benefits of non-formal education, the characteristics of Muhammadiyah non-formal education and forms of non-formal education of Muhammadiyah. The data collection techniques were interviews and observations, interviews with resource persons Mrs. Sumjiana (managers) and observations and research at the Muhammadiyah branch of the Muhammadiyah College in Gedangan District. This study uses descriptive qualitative research methods. A qualitative approach is a research process to understand social or human problems by analyzing words to create a complex and comprehensive picture, as well as reporting detailed information views obtained from information sources in the natural environment. Muhammadiyah non-formal education during the COVID-19 pandemic took various forms. Muhammadiyah non-formal education such as TK Aisyah 1 Gedangan and TPQ Tunas Jasmine in Gedangan District.

The Limits of Shared Panethnic Status: Considering Culture, Age, and Language in Qualitative Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 016059762110329
Author(s):  
Trisha J. Tiamzon ◽  
Miho Iwata ◽  
Shweta Majumdar Adur
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Culture Age ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Different Levels

The increase of qualitative research in gerontology invites discussion of the effects of researcher positionality on data collection and analysis. Analyses of the interviewing experiences of three researchers who conducted a qualitative study of aging Asian Americans illustrate the complexities of negotiating “insider” status. Despite the interviewers’ shared panethnic status (Asian) with the participants, they experienced different levels of insider status, which were based, in part, on cultural competence related to cultural norms and practices, age hierarchies, and language. This suggests that qualitative researchers should engage in reflexive practices that consider researcher positionality in relation to research participants. Researchers need to pay attention to the possible implications of cultural competence on negotiating insider status and when gathering and analyzing data, similar to considerations of culturally relevant approaches in practical settings.

Visual Ethnography as a Research Methodology

2022 ◽  
pp. 18-40
Author(s):  
Candace Kaye
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Visual Ethnography ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
Investigative Process ◽  
The Way

The chapter presents a rationale for using visual ethnography as part of the methodology in qualitative research and illustrates what visual ethnography methodology is capable of accomplishing when imagery is included in the investigative process. Visual ethnography offers a venue for collecting and analyzing data that would otherwise be inaccessible and positions imagery as an important, rather than a minimal or occasional, choice for use in qualitative research. Topics include contemporary definitions of visual ethnography and its value in qualitative research, historical applications of visual ethnographic theory that influence the way researchers view visual ethnography today, and contemporary uses of visual ethnography in data collection and analysis. Finally, the conclusion explores the future of visual ethnography.

Qualitative research in the shadow of violent conflict

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick James Christian
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Participant ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Emotional Challenges ◽  
Communal Conflict ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Transference And Countertransference ◽  
Successful Resolution

The chapter examines the physical, psychological, and emotional challenges faced by researcher and research participant in qualitative field research into the underlying drivers of violent communal conflict, as well as inhibitors to successful resolution. The reflections in this chapter are drawn from the author’s qualitative field research experiences in Somalia, Yemen, Darfur Sudan, Niger, Colombia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The utility of this chapter is a deeper appreciation of the importance of qualitative field research in studies involving violent communal conflict, and an understanding of how transference and countertransference work to degrade data collection and analysis.

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