Week 4: Qualitative Research and Its Importance in Daily Life

Question 1

the data and researcher’s interpretation of data

Answer 1

importance of context

Question 2

it derives meanings from data of multiple sources

Answer 2

importance of meaning

Question 3

qualitative research places the researcher at the center of the data-gathering phase, and indeed the researcher ultimately is the “instrument” by which information is collected

Answer 3

researcher as the data gathering instrument

Question 4

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

Answer 4

participant-researcher relationship

Question 5

Qualitative research 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

Answer 5

skill set required of the researcher

Question 6

It is designed to match the dynamics of the evolving research process

Answer 6

flexible design

Question 7

it is uniquely suited to address research issues or questions that might be difficult, if not impossible, to investigate

Answer 7

types of issues or questions effectively addressed by qualitative research

Question 8

The analysis of qualitative research is multilayered involving process that continually builds upon itself until a meaningful and verifiable interpretation is achieved

Answer 8

messy analysis and inductive approach