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What is qualitative research?

At this level, qualitative research involves an interpretive, naturalistic approach to the world. This means that qualitative researchers study things in their natural settings, attempt- ing to make sense of, or interpret, phenomena in terms of the mean- ings people bring to them. (Denzin & Lincoln, 2011, p.

What data displays are used in qualitative research?

Data displays such as matrices and networks are often utilized to enhance data analysis and are more commonly seen in quantitative than in qualitative studies. This study reviewed the data displays used by three prestigious qualitative research journals within a period of three years.

How do you think about the structure of qualitative studies?

One way to begin thinking about the structure of qualitative studies is to sketch out the flow of activities that authors used in their published studies. To this end, I would like you to select one of the articles (a different one than you used to answer Exercise 1) in Appendices B–F.

What types of figures are used in qualitative research?

Figures included graphs, charts, maps, drawings, and photographs. A broad categorization of figures used with non-quantitative information was grouped under the label of charts. No specific attention was given, however, to the broad spectrum of possible figures used in qualitative research.