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  2. Qualitative research - Wikipedia

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    Research interviews are an important method of data collection in qualitative research. An interviewer is usually a professional or paid researcher, sometimes trained, who poses questions to the interviewee, in an alternating series of usually brief questions and answers, to elicit information.

  3. Thematic analysis - Wikipedia

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    There is no straightforward answer to questions of sample size in thematic analysis; just as there is no straightforward answer to sample size in qualitative research more broadly (the classic answer is 'it depends' – on the scope of the study, the research question and topic, the method or methods of data collection, the richness of ...

  4. Coding (social sciences) - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of first cycle coding methods include: In vivo coding: Codes terms and phrases used by the participants themselves. The objective is to attempt to give the participants a voice in the research. Process coding: This method uses gerunds ("-ing" words) only to describe and display actions throughout the document. It is useful for ...

  5. Process tracing - Wikipedia

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    Process tracing is a qualitative research method used to develop and test theories. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Process-tracing can be defined as the following: it is the systematic examination of diagnostic evidence selected and analyzed in light of research questions and hypotheses posed by the investigator (Collier, 2011).

  6. Netnography - Wikipedia

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    Netnography uses these conversations as data. It is an interpretive research method that adapts the traditional, in-person participant observation techniques of anthropology to the study of interactions and experiences manifesting through digital communications (Kozinets 1998).

  7. Grounded theory - Wikipedia

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    Grounded theory combines traditions in positivist philosophy, general sociology, and, particularly, the symbolic interactionist branch of sociology.According to Ralph, Birks and Chapman, [9] grounded theory is "methodologically dynamic" [7] in the sense that, rather than being a complete methodology, grounded theory provides a means of constructing methods to better understand situations ...

  8. Interpretative phenomenological analysis - Wikipedia

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    In IPA, researchers gather qualitative data from research participants using techniques such as interview, diaries, or focus group. Typically, these are approached from a position of flexible and open-ended inquiry, and the interviewer adopts a stance that is curious and facilitative (rather than, say, challenging and interrogative).

  9. Postqualitative inquiry - Wikipedia

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    The discourse about postqualitative inquiry arose from the question of “what comes next for qualitative research," [6] particularly regarding how to approach "a problem in the midst of inquiry” [7] in a way that allows new ideas to take shape from preconceived ones. St. Pierre suggested that being restricted to method conforms new research to the form of existing research, hindering ...