Creswell textbook chapter 9

Chapter 9: Qualitative Methods

1. What are some ways that qualitative research characteristics are fundamentally different from quantitative research?
2. Consider a research study you might conduct. What is the role of gatekeepers?
3. To what extent do you think having data analysis in qualitative research goes hand-in-hand with data collection, and write-up of findings may cause confusion for the researcher?
4. Discuss the relative merits of hand coding as opposed to using computer software when completing qualitative data analysis.