Week 4 - Qualitative Research and Its Importance in Daily Life

Question 1

Qualitative research studies social sciences. Social sciences
focus on the everyday life of humans.

Answer 1

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Question 2

. Brinkmann (2012) explained that
social science began with the emergence of modern, industrial society when
individuals were conceived as separate entities, and when this separation
was seen as problematic, resulting in disintegration, anomie, and the modern
malaises (such as excessive individualism, loneliness and neuroses). In other
words, the word “social” was developed from the everyday life of man.

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Question 3

This is relative to the everyday life of the researcher
including his/her meditation on daily activities and experiences.

Answer 3

Qualitative research

Question 4

Furthermore, Brinkman (2012) said that the everyday life objects are thus
those that the researcher in question appropriates and uses in his/her daily
living (e.g. consumer products, technologies, pieces of art), and everyday
situations and events are those the researcher experiences in his/her life
(e.g. conversations, parties, work, rituals).

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Question 5

Let us discuss further the uniqueness of _____. The unique
nature and purpose of qualitative inquiry bring in with a distinctive set of
attributes, all of which impact the design of qualitative research one way or
another (Roller & Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 5

Qualitative research

Question 6

Although it might be said that an absolute
truth is intangible in all forms of research, the interactive, personal and
interpretive approach in qualitative inquiry extinguishes the notion that
the outcomes represent an absolute truth. Instead of truth, per se, the _____ strives to collect information from which some
level of useful knowledge can be gained (Roller & Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 6

Qualitative researcher

Absence of absolute “truth

Question 7

The data and the researcher’s interpretation of
the data – hinge greatly on the contexts from which the data are obtained
(Roller & Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 7

Importance of context

Question 8

. It derives meaning from data of multiple
sources. Within any research event (e.g. observations, group discussion),
researchers evaluate any number of variables to make sense of the data.
These variables include the context, the language, and especially in
narrative research, social linguistics; the impact of the participantresearcher relationship; and the potential for participants’ and researcher
bias (Roller & Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 8

Importance of meaning

Question 9

This places the researcher at the center of the data-gathering phase, and
indeed the researcher ultimately is the “instrument” by which
information is collected (Roller & Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 9

Qualitative research

Researcher as the data gathering instrument.

Question 10

The participants and the
researcher share the “research space” in which certain conventions for
communication (knowingly or not) may be formed that in turn shape the
reality the researcher is capturing in the data (Roller & Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 10

Participant-researcher relationship

Question 11

This requires the
researcher’s skills that go beyond the usual qualities of organization,
attention to detail, and analytical abilities that are necessary for all
researchers(Roller & Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 11

Qualitative research

Skill set required of the researcher

Question 12

It is designed to match the dynamics of the evolving
research process (Klenke, 2008). It can be modified or changed
depending on the need to measure the issue or the phenomenon under
study.

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Flexible design

Question 13

It is uniquely suited to address research issues or questions
that might be difficult, if not impossible, to investigate. It effectively
tackles sensitive or personal issues (such as domestic violence, pregnancy
among teenager, drug addiction, etc.); multifaceted, intricate topics (such
as personal histories and corporate re-organization); and contextual
issues (example in-store observations of shopping patterns) (Roller &
Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 13

Types of issues or questions effectively addressed by qualitative
research.

Question 14

The analysis of ____ is multilayered involving process that continually builds upon
itself until a meaningful and verifiable interpretation is achieved. A large
contributor to the messiness of the analytical process is the inductive
approach (Roller & Lavraks, 2015). It tends to let the data lead to the
emergence of concepts; the opportunity for interweaving detailed
empirical study with some set of concepts and theories (Yin, 2016)

Answer 14

Qualitative research

Messy analysis and inductive approach

Question 15

Online
and mobile technology offer unique enhancements to qualitative research
designs. The opportunity to select the time and place for participation
empowers online and mobile participant. Online and mobile participants
can also enrich their text responses by attaching files, images, links to
websites, and voice response via VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and
the mobile phone device (Roller & Lavraks, 2015).

Answer 15

Unique capabilities of online and mobile qualitative research

Question 16

This is friendly to amateur researchers since their individual
perspective and its impact on the research are an integral part of the process.
Hence, the everyday life of any researcher is an accurate reference to begin a ____

Answer 16

Qualitative research

Question 17

The researcher is seen as involved in the object of inquiry (Maffesoli
in Brinkmann, 2012). He/She writes from his/her participating
stance in the world. Qualitative research is the means of the
researcher to be closer to the world of his/her participants.

Answer 17

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Question 18

Everyday life research is focused on human experience in a broad
sense (Maffesoli in Brinkmann, 2012). ____ method is focused
on the authentic experiences of the participants and their critical
voices. They become a source of empowerment from the filtered
reality of their local, historical, contextual, and multiple lenses.

Answer 18

Qualitative method

Question 19

The theme of everyday life demands ____ so that
descriptions and analyses of mundane life can be intellectually
interesting and challenging. A ____ is a tool that
enables us to see new and perhaps surprising aspects of the everyday
lives that we lead. This may in turn generate new forms of human
action (Maffesoli, in Brinkmann, 2012).

Answer 19

Conceptual audacity

Question 20

It has been emphasized that _____ is designed to explore the
human elements of a given topic, where specific methods are used to
examine how individuals see and experience the world.

Answer 20

Qualitative Research

Question 21

This methods are central to research conducted in education,
nursing, sociology, anthropology, information studies, humanities, and
health sciences (Given, 2008).

Answer 21

Qualitative

Question 22

The range of methods available is very broad (e.g. personal
interviews, observation, diaries, and journals), and projects are
informed by various methodologies (e.g. phenomenology, discourse
analysis) (Given, 2008).

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Question 23

It is important that both novice and established scholars understand
the language, culture, paradigmatic approaches used in qualitative research, especially the interdisciplinary projects increasingly link
researchers across varied fields of study (Given, 2008).

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Question 24

This is the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural
development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of
humankind (www.dictionary.com).

Answer 24

Anthropology

Question 25

are the influences and events related to a particular event or
situation (dictionary.cambridge.org).

Answer 25

Contexts

Question 26

This is a general term for a number of approaches to analyze
written, vocal, or sign language use, or any significant semiotic (sign and
symbol) event(en.oxforddictionaries.com).

Answer 26

Discourse analysis

Question 27

This is the study of literature, philosophy, art, etc

Answer 27

Humanities

Question 28

This is a philosophical movement originating in the 20th century,
the primary objective of which is the direct investigation and description
of phenomena as consciously experienced, without theories about their
causal explanation and as free as possible from unexamined preconceptions
and presuppositions (www.brittanica.com).

Answer 28

Phenomenology

Question 29

This is the study of language in relation to
social factors, including differences of regional, class, and occupational
dialect, gender differences, and bilingualism (en.oxforddictionaries.com).

Answer 29

Social linguistics/ Sociolinguistics

Question 30

This methods
are best for addressing many of the “why” questions that researchers have in
mind when they develop research projects. _

Answer 30

Qualitative

Question 31

__ approaches are
typically used to explore new phenomena and to capture individuals’
thoughts, feelings, or interpretations of meanings and process (Given, 2008).
This means that _____ is not only applicable for social sciences
but to other disciplines.

Answer 31

Qualitative research