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1. What are the six major methods of data collection? 2. What method or methods of data collection will allow me to obtain the information I need to answer my research questions? 3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the different methods of data collection? 4. How do I use these methods of data collection in my research?
Data Collection Methods Q ualitative researchers typically rely on four methods for gathering information: (a) participating in the setting, (b) observing directly, (c) interviewing in depth, and (d) analyzing documents and material cul-ture. These form the core of their inquiry—the staples of the diet. Several
data collection within a process approach to research. This chapter will address • The procedures for quantitative and qualitative data collection in a research study • Mixed methods data collection procedures for the mixed meth-ods designs based on concurrent and sequential forms of data collection
SECTION 1: QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS As mentioned earlier, qualitative data are particularly appropriate for PAR projects because they can help us understand people’s reactions, beliefs, and behavior more clearly. This section outlines the ways to collect qualitative data
qualitative data and methods of analysis are described. The type of data collected and the approach to its analysis are more relevant to a researcher’s compelling argument and sound conclusion than a category name placed on a general approach to data collection.
Qualitative data analysis is the classification and interpretation of linguistic (or visual) material to make statements about implicit and explicit dimensions and structures of meaning-making in the material and what is represented in it.
behaviour. In general, these data collection instruments fall into three broad categories: self-completed questionnaires, interviews and observation schedules. This chapter concerns all of these, explaining how to design and adminis-ter structured interview schedules, design and distribute questionnaires intended for self-
This book focuses mainly on data collection methods that produce textual and visual data as a proxy for experience and as a means to understand the social, cultural,
The major types of qualitative data collection include interviews, focus groups, narratives, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, observations, ethnography, performance and hermeneutics, and videography, with pragmatic ideas about how to conduct each type of data collection.
some basic characteristics of data collection in geography, including the distinction between primary and secondary data sources, the five major types of data collec- tion, and the distinction between quantitative and qualitative methods.