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Qualitative Research Methods Matrix

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Approach

Disciplinary Roots

Focus of Central Research Question

Unique Terminology

Primary Data Sources

Sampling Issues

Analysis Plan Guidelines

References

Basic Qualitative Inquiry

Philosophy, history constructionism, phenomenology

· How can the experience of [an event, circumstance, program, a context] be described or explored?

· What is the meaning of [a process, program, or event] to the target individual(s) of interest?

· What “practical” knowledge can be learned?

Use of the words “describe,” “explore,” “experience,” and “meaning” in title and research questions

Interviews

Choice is a function of the question

Content analysis is a good choice as it is generic and exploratory

Elo et al., 2014 Merriam, 2009

Saldana, 2016

Worthington, 2013

Qualitative Case Study

Sociology

This research is used to come to an understanding of issues with simple solutions

Use of the words “understand”, “explore,” “discover”, in the research questions

Interviews, Documents and Reports, Audios visuals, Observations

Sample Selection

Mauthner, N et Al. (2003), Shenton, A. (2004), Corbin, J et al. (2015)

Grounded Theory and Realism

Social Science, Methodology

Emergence of theory, inductive, theoretical sampling, constant comparison, open coding, axial coding, saturation, memo writing

Interviews, Open-ended Questions, Fieldwork, Data Analyzations, Reports,

Charmaz, K (2016)

Phenomenology and Heuristic Inquiry

What is the meaning, structure, and essence of the lived experience of this phenomenon for this person or group of people?

What is my experience of this phenomenon and the essential experience of others who also experience this phenomenon intensely?

Interviews, questionnaires

Moustakas, C. (1994), Smith, J. et Al. (2009), Sloan, A et Al. (2014)

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Approach

Disciplinary Roots

Focus of Central Research Question

Unique Terminology

Primary Data Sources

Sampling Issues

Analysis Plan Guidelines

References

Social Constructivism and Narrative Inquiry

Sociology

Interviews, observation, questionnaires, focus groups

Select individuals who have directly experienced the phenomenon of interest

Creswell, & Poth, 2017

Systems Theory

Interdisciplinary

How and why does this system as a whole function as it does?

What are the system’s boundaries and interrelationships, and how do these affect perspectives about how and why the system functions as it does?

Ethnography and Autoethnography

Liberal Arts

What’s the culture of this group of people? How is the perspective and behaviors changed bases on their culture?

Fetterman,D (2010)

Bochner, A et al. (2016)

Interactive and Participatory Qualitative Applications

Action research, co-researcher, participant-researcher, learning organization, dialogue, appreciative inquiry

The italics text indicates example response.

Modified from Patton, M.Q. (2014). Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods: Integrating Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications

Moustakas, C. (1994). Phenomenological research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Smith, J. A., Flowers, P., & Larkin, M. (2009). Interpretative phenomenological analysis: Theory, method and research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Fetterman, D. M. (2010). Ethnography: Step-by-step (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE

Bochner, A. P., & Ellis, C. (2016). Evocative autoethnography: Writing lives and telling stories. New York, NY: Routledge.

Sloan, A., & Bowe, B. (2014). Phenomenology and hermeneutic phenomenology: The philosophy, the methodologies, and using hermeneutic phenomenology to investigate lecturers’ experiences of curriculum design. Quality & Quantity, 48(3), 1291–1303. doi:10.1007/s11135-013-9835-3

Charmaz, K. (2016). The power of constructivist grounded theory for critical inquiry. Qualitative Inquiry, 23(1), 34–35. doi:10.1177/1077800416657105

Mauthner, N. S., & Doucet, A. (2003). Reflexive accounts and accounts of reflexivity in qualitative data analysis. Sociology, 37(3), 413–431. doi:10.1177/00380385030373002

Shenton, A. K. (2004). Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects. Education for Information, 22(2), 63–75. https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-2004-22201

Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. (2015). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2017). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. Sage publications.