Qualitative research_ an introduction to methods and designs

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1、Boeije-3883-Ch-01:Hodkinson-3827-Ch-08.qxp4/23/200911:48AMPage11INTRODUCTIONTOQUALITATIVERESEARCHResearchisconcernedwithaskingandansweringrelevantandresearchablequestions.Tobereferredtoassocialscientificresearch,theinvestigationshouldsticktotherulesofthegamecalledscienc

2、e.Thisbookaddressestherulesofthegameforqualitativeresearchersandinparticularhowtheyaretoshapetheiranalyticalactiv-ities.Tobeginthechapter,wedrawthecontoursofqualitativeresearchbybrieflycomparingitwithquantitativeresearchwithinthesocialsciences.Thenwefocusonthediversityw

3、ithinqualitativeresearchandelaborateonthegroundedtheoryapproachthathasmainlyinspiredtherepresentationofqualitativeresearchinthisbookandinparticularhowwelookatqualitativedataanalysis.Consideringthemultiplicityofresearchtypes,whydoscientistsoftenposethesamesortofresearchq

4、uestionsandchoosetoworkwithmoreorlessthesametoolsintheirprojects?Attheendofthechapterwewilloutlinethequalitativeresearchprocess,positionqualitativedataanalysisandgiveasummaryofthecontentsofthebook.LEARNINGAIMSAttheendofthischapteryouwillbeableto:•Mentionthenecessaryprep

5、arationswheninitiatingscientificresearch•Distinguishbetweenquantitativeandqualitativeresearch•Explaintheroleoftheoryindeductiveandinductiveapproachestoresearch•Definewhatiscommonlyreferredtoasaparadigm•Knowwhatparadigmaticissuesqualitativeresearchersmostlyagreeon•Outlin

6、etheoriginsandpurposesofthegroundedtheoryapproach•Definequalitativeresearchandelaborateonitsthreekeyelements•ReproducethestepsofthequalitativeresearchprocessandplacedataanalysiswithinthisprocessBoeije-3883-Ch-01:Hodkinson-3827-Ch-08.qxp4/23/200911:48AMPage22ANALYSISINQU

7、ALITATIVERESEARCHPreparatorythoughtsIfthereisoneactivityinwhichthinkingneedstoprecededoing,itisinasocialscienceresearchenterprise.Scienceisonlyrecognizedandacceptedassuchwhenresearcherssticktotherulesthatapplytoconductingscientificresearch,themostimportantofthesebeingth

8、atthestudyistheoreticallyinformed,thatitusesasys-tematicprocedure,thatapprovedmethodsandtechniquesareused,andt