.................... is the characteristic of qualitative research.
In-depth exploration of meanings and experiences
Qualitative research is an approach that studies social and educational phenomena in their natural settings and tries to understand them from the point of view of the participants. Its typical methods are in-depth interviews, participant observation, case studies, focus groups and document analysis.
Its central feature is the in-depth exploration of meanings and experiences: how people interpret events, what significance they attach to their actions, and how context shapes behaviour. Data are words, narratives and observations, analysed through themes and interpretation rather than measurement.
An emphasis on numerical data and a focus on statistical analysis are hallmarks of quantitative research. Strict adherence to experimental designs, with controlled variables and manipulation of treatments, is also part of the quantitative, positivist tradition; qualitative designs are flexible and emergent instead.
In-depth exploration of meanings and experiences option is correct.
Recording of ................. in qualitative research is called as memoing.
Match List I with List II and give your answer using the codes given below :
| List I (Grounded Theory) | List II (Characteristic) |
|---|---|
| (P) Wuest’s Approach | (1) Substantive and Theoretical coding |
| (Q) Glaser’s Classical Approach | (2) Postcolonial criticism |
| (R) Straussian Approach | (3) Constructivism than discovery |
| (S) Charmaz’s Approach | (4) Feministic approach for Nursing |
| (5) Open, Axial and Theoretical coding |
Codes :
(P) (Q) (R) (S)
Assertion (A) : Qualitative researchers do not contribute to the process of generalisation.
Reason (R) : Because qualitative researchers believe in understanding of phenomena through indepth, study as the essence of qualitative research.
Codes :
Which of the following methods has been used by C. Geertz ?
Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative methods ?
Ethnography implies :
Which one of the following is not a principle of qualitative research ?
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of ethnographic research ?
A systematic methodology in the social sciences involving the construction of theories through methodical gathering and analysis of data, which operates inductively is ................
A situation where findings from multiple types of data, researchers or sources produce similar results, strengthening the credibility of the study is :