Intro to Qualitative Methods

Question 1

What is the Non-positivist Qualitative research paradigm?

Answer 1

• There is no one correct version of reality or knowledge
• Argues there are multiple versions of reality, bound by the context in which they happen

Question 2

What are some other elements of the QRP?

Answer 2

• Use of naturally occuring research methods
• An interest in meanings rather than reports of measures of behaviour
• The recognition that researchers bring their subjectivity into the research process

Question 3

How is data collected?

Answer 3

• Interviews
• Focus groups
• Secondary sources
• Observational techniques (Participant and non-participant)