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  1. What Is Qualitative Research?

    Qualitative research involves collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio) to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences. It can be used to gather in-depth insights into a problem or generate new ideas for research. Qualitative research is the opposite of quantitative research, which involves collecting and ...

  2. PDF The Different Languages of Qualitative Research

    Holstein focus on how each qualitative approach uses a particular analytical lan-guage to emphasize a particular facet of social reality. As the authors put it, Our strategy for understanding the diversity of qualitative research is to treat each variant as an enterprise that develops, and is conducted in, a language or idiom of its own.

  3. Language differences in qualitative research: is meaning lost in

    Language differences may occur in the first phase of a qualitative study, when interview data need to be translated to the researcher's language, for example in qualitative research with immigrants. Consequences for the validity of moving across languages have gained considerably attention in these cross-cultural studies (Squires 2009 ...

  4. Qualitative Research

    This method involves analyzing language to understand how it constructs meaning and shapes social interactions. Discourse analysis can involve a variety of methods, such as conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, and narrative analysis. ... Here are some examples of how qualitative research is used: Market Research: Qualitative ...

  5. Criteria for Good Qualitative Research: A Comprehensive Review

    There are many areas of science and technology wherein these debates on the assessment of qualitative research have taken place. Examples include various areas of psychology: general psychology (Madill et al., 2000); ... Good qualitative research. Language Teaching Research, 24(4), 427-431. Article Google Scholar

  6. Planning Qualitative Research: Design and Decision Making for New

    While many books and articles guide various qualitative research methods and analyses, there is currently no concise resource that explains and differentiates among the most common qualitative approaches. We believe novice qualitative researchers, students planning the design of a qualitative study or taking an introductory qualitative research course, and faculty teaching such courses can ...

  7. (PDF) Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics: A Practical

    What makes this book more useful is the use of illustrative examples for each qualitative research approach and data collection tool. ... Nominalization that dominates the language of science is ...

  8. PDF Essentials of Descriptive-Interpretive Qualitative Research: A Generic

    In this particular book, we present descriptive-interpretive qualitative research by Robert Elliott and Ladislav Timulak. This generic approach is the culmination of many years of method development and research by these authors, who were pioneers in introducing qualitative research to the psycho-therapy field.

  9. Introduction: Qualitative Research in Language and Literacy

    Qualitative research continues to remain a relatively small stream rather than a major trend of inquiry in the area of language education. In research on teaching additional languages, most visibly developed in the area of teaching English to speakers of other languages, statistical studies appear to be favored over other research approaches (Benson et al. 2009; Mirhosseini and Samar 2015 ...

  10. Good qualitative research

    This issue of Language Teaching Research (LTR) includes six articles, each examining a particular aspect of second language teaching and learning, ranging from the use of classroom resources to different kinds of instructional approaches to the development of different language skills.Three of the studies have used a quantitative approach while the other three have used a qualitative one.

  11. Introduction to qualitative research methods

    INTRODUCTION. Qualitative research methods refer to techniques of investigation that rely on nonstatistical and nonnumerical methods of data collection, analysis, and evidence production. Qualitative research techniques provide a lens for learning about nonquantifiable phenomena such as people's experiences, languages, histories, and cultures.

  12. (PDF) Doing Qualitative Research in Language Education

    His research areas include the sociopolitics of language education, qualitative research methodology, and critical studies of discourse in society. Discover the world's research 25+ million members

  13. Language and rigour in qualitative research: Problems and principles in

    In collaborative qualitative research in Asia, data are usually collected in the national language, and this poses challenges for analysis. Translation of transcripts to a language common to the whole research team is time consuming and expensive; meaning can easily be lost in translation; and validity of the data may be compromised in this process. We draw on several published examples from ...

  14. Chapter 1. Introduction

    Although qualitative research studies can and often do change and develop over the course of data collection, it is important to have a good idea of what the aims and goals of your study are at the outset and a good plan of how to achieve those aims and goals. Chapter 2 provides a road map of the process.

  15. Qualitative Data

    Marketing: In marketing, qualitative data is used to understand consumer behavior and preferences. For example, a researcher might conduct in-depth interviews with customers to understand their purchasing decisions. Anthropology: In anthropology, qualitative data is used to study human cultures and societies.

  16. Qualitative Data Analysis Methods: Top 6 + Examples

    QDA Method #3: Discourse Analysis. Discourse is simply a fancy word for written or spoken language or debate. So, discourse analysis is all about analysing language within its social context. In other words, analysing language - such as a conversation, a speech, etc - within the culture and society it takes place.

  17. 18 Qualitative Research Examples (2024)

    Qualitative Research Examples. 1. Ethnography. Definition: Ethnography is a qualitative research design aimed at exploring cultural phenomena. Rooted in the discipline of anthropology, this research approach investigates the social interactions, behaviors, and perceptions within groups, communities, or organizations.

  18. What Is Qualitative Research?

    Revised on 30 January 2023. Qualitative research involves collecting and analysing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio) to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences. It can be used to gather in-depth insights into a problem or generate new ideas for research. Qualitative research is the opposite of quantitative research, which ...

  19. What is Qualitative Research? Methods, Types, Approaches, And Examples

    Qualitative research is the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting non-numerical data. The findings of qualitative research are expressed in words and help in understanding individuals' subjective perceptions about an event, condition, or subject. This type of research is exploratory and is used to generate hypotheses or theories ...

  20. Qualitative Research: Methods and Examples

    Qualitative research: methods and examples. Qualitative research is an excellent way to gain insight into real-world problems. This research type can explain various aspects of individuals in a target group, such as their traits, behaviors, and motivations. Qualitative research involves gathering and evaluating non-numerical information to ...

  21. What is Qualitative in Qualitative Research

    What is qualitative research? If we look for a precise definition of qualitative research, and specifically for one that addresses its distinctive feature of being "qualitative," the literature is meager. In this article we systematically search, identify and analyze a sample of 89 sources using or attempting to define the term ...

  22. Qualitative Research: Definition, Types, Methods and Examples

    Qualitative research is defined as a market research method that focuses on obtaining data through open-ended and conversational communication. This method is about "what" people think and "why" they think so. For example, consider a convenience store looking to improve its patronage.

  23. Reconciling Methodological Paradigms: Employing Large Language Models

    Consequently, qualitative research methodology plays a critical role in talent management. Many of the key considerations around employee engagement, motivation, and workforce culture involve subjective, context-dependent factors that are best explored through in-depth interviews, focus groups, and other qualitative data collection approaches.

  24. (PDF) Determining the sample in the language oriented qualitative

    sample in the qualitative language research es cannot be determined in advance d, that specifying the sample in these researches is an ongoing p rocess which lasts till the ve ry end of the ...

  25. Reconciling Methodological Paradigms: Employing Large Language Models

    Qualitative data collection and analysis approaches, such as those employing interviews and focus groups, provide rich insights into customer attitudes, sentiment, and behavior. However, manually analyzing qualitative data requires extensive time and effort to identify relevant topics and thematic insights. This study proposes a novel approach to address this challenge by leveraging Retrieval ...

  26. Decolonizing trauma studies in education: Implications for reorienting

    The aim of this article is to call for qualitative researchers in education and other human sciences to grapple with recent developments in trauma studies and engage in reconceptualizing their research practices so that they pay attention to the catastrophic effects of colonialism on individuals and communities. Joining other critics who have called for decolonizing trauma studies, I turn to ...

  27. Patient safety in remote primary care encounters: multimethod

    Background Triage and clinical consultations increasingly occur remotely. We aimed to learn why safety incidents occur in remote encounters and how to prevent them. Setting and sample UK primary care. 95 safety incidents (complaints, settled indemnity claims and reports) involving remote interactions. Separately, 12 general practices followed 2021-2023. Methods Multimethod qualitative study ...