Review: Adrian Holliday (2001). Doing and Writing Qualitative Research (original) (raw)
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The Psychologist, 18, 339-340., 2005
AS authors of the proposal for the recently inaugurated Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section, we would like to respond to Mark Shevlin’s letter (May 2005). Despite the adversarial tone of the letter, he does draw our attention to aspects of our proposal which the new Section may wish to develop. First, defining qualitative methods as the absence of statistical analysis allows us to capture this diverse field concisely, and we did want to encapsulate the variety of qualitative methods with their different approaches to data collection, analysis and epistemological positions. However, it may be useful to develop a more positive definition, perhaps building on the statement included in our proposal that in qualitative analysis results are expressed in words rather than numbers. Second, it would be a mistake to downplay what statistical analysis can achieve. We hope that the new Section will work to develop mutual respect between psychologists specialising in different methodologies. Third, our proposal could have been clearer in explaining the usefulness of qualitative methods in the hypothesisdevelopment stage of psychological enquiry. Clarity in such matters is essential if the new Section is to work towards greater understanding of qualitative research. Overwhelmingly, we have found our colleagues specialising in quantitative methods to have been openminded and generous in their attitude towards the new Section, and many have supported its inauguration. We are therefore optimistic that there is a general tolerance for diverse methods within British psychology and a motivation for genuine dialogue.
5 Qualitative Längsschnittforschung: Vielfältige Herausforderungen auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen
15 Jahre Panelstudie zur (Medien-)Sozialisation, 2021
Die approbierte gedruckte Originalversion dieser Dissertation ist an der TU Wien Bibliothek verfügbar. The approved original version of this doctoral thesis is available in print at TU Wien Bibliothek. Die approbierte gedruckte Originalversion dieser Dissertation ist an der TU Wien Bibliothek verfügbar. The approved original version of this doctoral thesis is available in print at TU Wien Bibliothek. vii Die approbierte gedruckte Originalversion dieser Dissertation ist an der TU Wien Bibliothek verfügbar. The approved original version of this doctoral thesis is available in print at TU Wien Bibliothek. Die approbierte gedruckte Originalversion dieser Dissertation ist an der TU Wien Bibliothek verfügbar. The approved original version of this doctoral thesis is available in print at TU Wien Bibliothek.
Qualitative Research in Psychology, 4, 364-366., 2006
Keywords in qualitative methods’ is a reassuringly compact (195 page) paperback which sets out in alphabetical order from Access Negotiations to Writing entries explaining 62 concepts relevant to qualitative research. Each entry follows a structure of concept definition, distinctive features, examples, evaluation, associated concepts (within the book), and key readings (with a *indicating the, presumably, key-key readings). The book does not set out to be an encyclopaedia but aims ‘to provide some practical assistance’ (p. 1), seeks ‘to be helpful rather than authoritative (p. 3), and values ‘brevity over exhaustiveness’ (p. 3). In general, I did think the book fulfilled these aims. I used it as a resource for a paper I was writing, found it helpful, and thought most entries usefully concise and appropriately structured. However, I also agree that such a wide-ranging authored, not edited, work cannot be authoritative in all areas and found it to lack a certain coverage. But first, more about what I liked. Qualitative research methods have a long a varied history across several academic disciplines and, as a psychologist, I found it particularly educational to read such a wide ranging text which presented my area of expertise from a different perspective. The panel of advisors is drawn from sociology, education, psychology, criminology, anthropology, geography, and linguistics. The stated emphasis is ‘anthropology and sociology first and foremost’ (p. 3) followed by (I’m not sure if the order is significant) ‘education, geography, linguistics, management science, psychology, public health and nursing studies’ (p. 3), with an explicit de-emphasis on ‘commercial research practice’ (p. 4). It was, therefore, refreshing to have familiar concepts explained through a different disciplinary eye using unfamiliar examples and to meet approaches that I had not come across in psychology....
Références sur l’introduction à la recherche qualitative
Approches inductives: Travail intellectuel et construction des connaissances, 2015
Bradshaw, M., & Stratford, E. (2010). Qualitative research design and rigour. Dans I. Hay (Éd.), Qualitative research methods in human geography (3 e éd., pp. 69-80). Don Mills : Oxford University Press.
Editorial 1(1) 20016 Qualitative Inquiry ENG
A multiplicity of theoretical methodologies can be grouped together 'qualitative inquiry' and they are increasingly used in academic fields that investigate issues of personal and social life. Amongst them we find biographic investigation, narrative, cultural studies, discourse analysis and autoethnography. This list is not restricted. Among the many kinds of qualitative research we find a growing differentiation within each. None of them is monolithic. Within each, differences grow, based on different thematic fields, epistemological emphases, methodological options, ethical frames, as well as from their influence on each other. And these subfields claim their independence, a tendency that is repeated inside each sub-field. Many of them (if not all) claim a disciplinary or interdisciplinary identity as well that exceeds the methodological. Those who argue this, understand qualitative inquiry as a moment in the process of production of knowledge regarding a given phenomenon. For many of them, qualitative inquiry can even be what allows them to constitute the phenomenon in the best way possible. Others insist that a mixed approach is necessary in their research. This affects not only the social sciences. We find similar arguments in interdisciplinary spaces that are closer to the Humanities and the so-called applied disciplines. An intriguing case in particular is that of action-inquiry, whose emphasis on transformation and participation would seem to situate it inside qualitative research, though many participants think this is not so. Their position arises from reasons that are theoretic-methodological but also invokes arguments of strategy. Given what has already been said, I am convinced that Investigación Cualitativa must confess and practice an epistemological cosmopolitanism. Consider that qualitative inquiry, like any other academic field, is both an area within the cartography of knowledge and a socio-intellectual community. And of course we should recognize that qualitative research is not one but several socio-intellectual communities. At this point things are not only complex but also complicated. In effect, Investigación Cualitativa is born within one of those communities. I dare to say that it is born with the promise to promote the growth and diversification of the production of knowledge and contact amongst those who cultivate it-and cultivate themselves through it. This is the community that speaks and works in Spanish and Portuguese and meets year after year during the days of the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI) under the name of ADISP, A Day in Spanish and Portuguese. This way, the internal distinction and external intersections of the socio-intellectual communities of qualitative inquiry rise in our case from the linguistic specificity as well as national differences. Needless to say, the provocation of writing and engaging in conversation in your own language when it is about qualitative inquiry transforms into an epistemological need, 1 PhD (c) in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. dfjohns2@illinois.edu
The structure of qualitatives studies
Ciênc. saúde coletiva , 2021
The lack of knowledge in the biomedical literature regarding the validity of qualitative studies might be related to the lower number of qualitative studies that have been published. The criticisms range from a lack of theoretical depth to the superficial discussions of empirical findings. The aim of this study was to explore the bibliometric entities and the trends in the structure of qualitative research in the biomedical literature. A bibliometric analysis and mapping of the biomedical literature were used. The number of studies selected was 1,725. The heath themes with the most publications included Health Management (12%) and Women’s Health (9.8%), while the authors of the studies had academic affiliation in 76 different countries. The sample sizes were between 11 and 20 participants (27.13%) and the Grounded Theory framework (9.04%) stood out. The improved structuring of a qualitative research extends the effective communication between health providers and researchers, and support in the management of clinical situations