Chapter Three
Research Methodology
3.1 Introduction
This chapter will provide insight into the research methodology that will be deployed throughout the study. The chapter will further aim to define the difference between qualitative and quantitative methodology, discuss what data collection is and which methods were chosen to undertake the research study.
3.2 Research Methodology
Welman, Kruger & Mitchell (2005:2),
3.2.1 Quantitative research methodology defined
3.2.2 Qualitative research methodology defined
The very nature of qualitative research methods does not lend to statistical or empirical calculations of validity (Brink, 1993:35). Qualitative research can be defined as “any kind of research that produces findings not arrived at
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Social science is defined as “a branch of science that deals with the institutions and functioning of human society and with the interpersonal relationships of individuals as members of society” (Merriamwebster. n.d). Furthermore, “qualitative research involves an interpretive, naturalistic approach to the world. This means that qualitative researchers study things in their natural settings, attempting to make sense of, or to interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them” (Ritchie). “One of the key benefits of qualitative research is that it allows the researcher to see and understand the context within which decisions and actions take place. It is often the case that human decisions and actions can only be understood in context- it is the context that helps to explain why someone acted as they did” (Myers, 2013:5). To gain a clear insight, understanding and knowledge about the environment and decisions taken or not taken by the City of Cape Town, Southern sub district, the researchers have to undertake a qualitative research method. This will enable the researcher to utilise research tools such as semi-structured interview and semi-structured questionnaire that will provide information that can be interpreted and analysed by the researchers during the …show more content…
The questions are based on the schedule with little freedom to deviate from it (Welman et al, 2005: 165)
3.3.6 Unstructured Interviews
An unstructured or non-directive interview is an interview in which questions are not pre-set. This allows the researcher to draw information by engaging the interviewee in free and open discussion on the topic. The form of the unstructured interview is when the researcher prepare a few questions in advance in relation to a topic that he/ she wishes to cover. The advantage of this approach is that it allows the researcher the opportunity to explore in-depth issues raised during the interview. (Hair et al., 2003:138)
Unstructured interviews are informal and are used to explore an in depth interest of a general area. There are no predetermined questions, but the researcher needs to have a clear idea about the aspect, that he or she wants to explore (Welman et al., 2005:
The National Institute of Nursing Research The National Institute of Nursing conducts research to improve the health and well being of the population at large as they incorporate both clinical and research training on health and illness across all ages to prevent diseases, while they manage and improve the care of each individual. The goal of the research facility is to apply new technologies to promote health while developing scientist of the future ("National Institute of Nursing Research," 2011). There are three current methodologies to research; quantitative, qualitative, and outcome research. Examining all three closely reveals a complex distinction in methods of research. The quantitative method focuses on the formal, objective process
Qualitative Critique Discussion I will be comparing and contrasting two qualitative studies: (1) an ethnographic study that examined the care and management of women experiencing early miscarriage in a hospital (Murphy & Philpin, 2010); and (2) a phenomenological study focused on the emotional needs of dying patients (Law, 2009). Ethnographers describe and interpret cultural behavior. They collect, describe, categorize, and analyze data. Their goal is to identify patterns in the behavior and thoughts of participants.
Introduction. The population within the neighborhood of Greenfield rd. and Fenkell ave. of Detroit, Michigan, also known as 48227 has increased drastically over the years.
Qualitative Research is primarily analytical research. It provides understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and motivations. It gives insights into the problem or helps to change ideas. The typical approach used is county-level panel data in this type of study to estimate several linear crime calculations along with how many people are gun owners. Looking at this type of information provides data, from across countries, states, and metropolitan areas, which seems to provide statistically significant associations.
Another limitation was that telephone interviews were done. This makes it hard to see one’s reactions of the questions being asked. Conclusion and Future
For my ethnographic research, I had chosen to study my video gaming group. The idea of video gaming may be a habit for some people, but with the right research I found that it is not just a necessity, moreover it is enjoyable for all that play video games. Video gaming is not always for fun but for bringing my friends to together to play such games. This organization had found that video gaming is not just for fun, but for bringing others together while playing video games. What the community has not expected is that most gamers are not the same, everyone comes from a different background and differ in many ways.
The responses were very specific to the questions. Elaboration of Ideas There was little elaboration used in each response. Each response contained an elaboration using examples from experience or from candidate Portfolio. Each response contained an elaboration using examples from experience and from candidate Portfolio.
236). Qualitative methods especially one that is based on grounded theories give the researcher the flexibility of maneuvering research frameworks in which new theories are discovered. Using quantitative methods for this study will be difficult because it does not involve much numeric figures rather deals with phenomenon. However, there are some disadvantages associated with qualitative methods such as the inability of the researcher to control the influence of bias and rigidity. Also, qualitative research often is expensive to conduct and requires experience especially in transcribing and coding
Cut-off date 27 February. Part1: Essay. ‘Evaluate the contribution of a qualitative approach to research on friendship’. Part2: DE100 project report – Method.
Main Method For my main method of research, I decided to use interviewing as a way to research my question. What are some of the ways the homeless have influenced the shape of private business policies and city polices in the Bay Area? I hypothesize that, in areas with a large homeless population the city and private businesses have enacted policies that hinder the homeless ability to live in that area.
Introduction Qualitative research are those kind of researches that an outcome is obtained without the application of statistical methods of data analysis (Strauss and Corbin, 1990 cited in Golafshani, 2003). However, the qualitative research takes a direct approach, where the researchers arrive at a conclusion through the observation of events as they occur naturally without external interferences (Golafshani, 2003). Ethical and methodological issues may arise, therefore in order to demonstrate the legitimacy of Qualitative research it is important to integrate rigour and trustworthiness. Potential ethical issues There is the need to take into consideration ethical issues that may arise from conducting qualitative researches.
Sociology somehow can also be define as the study of development, structure, and functioning of human society. Sociology requires more than of common sense to make sense in a society. Sociology aims to provide objective knowledge of a social phenomenon in order to cope with social issues in a society. Sociology, therefore, offers insights into these issues in order to reveal the questions of humanity, also the changes and transition that humans goes through. As a sociologist, Andre Beteille have said, social science is primarily being conduct upon certain legal guidelines, the research technique and how the data is collected.
The author used a qualitative interview survey to determine how practitioners defined social care, whether they practiced it, and what factors influenced their practice, and the information bases they used. Findings from the analysis identified that the personal domain had considerable influence on day-to-day practice, and five themes emerged describing the personal domain: ‘life experiences’, ‘beliefs and values’, ‘ideas and theories’, ‘personal relationships’, and ‘personal characteristics’. I feel this contribution is relevant to the topic because it opens space to explore personal domain challenges for social work practitioners and students, to critically reflect on how life experiences, beliefs/values, ideas/ theories and personal relationships,
3. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH THEORY 3.1 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Qualitative research is a form of research in which the researcher collects and interprets data, meaning the researcher is as important in the research process as the participants and the data they provide. Reason and Rowan (2004) have argued that the core element of a qualitative research approach is to connect meanings to the experiences of respondents and their lives. According to Clissett (2008) qualitative research involves a variety of research methods that can be used to explore human experience, perceptions, motivations and behaviours. Qualitative research is characterised by collection and analysis of words in the form of speech or writing.
Qualitative research method has been widely used to gather data on specific subjects. With in- depth analysis, this method helps the researcher to get greater insights on various phenomena. The major reason why it is usually preferred over other methods is that it not only examines the when, where and what of a decision making process but also the why and how. Debates, interviews and various other researches are the areas where this approach is commonly used. Depending on the requirement of the research, the data gets streamlined once the entire data is obtained and gathered.