On the nature of Qualitative Research

Referring to Bryman and Bell (2011), the nature of Qualitative Research can be examined with the following agenda:

1. Qualitative research process steps (note Figure 16.1 in Bryman and Bell (2011).)
2. Concerns for "theory" and "concepts" in qualitative research
3. Evaluation criteria employed in qualitative research
4. The main preoccupations of qualitative researchers
• See through the eyes of people studied
• Emphasis on the context of investigation
• Process emphasis
• Limited structure in methods used
• Concepts are usually inductively derivedfrom data collected
5. The critique of qualitative research
• too subjective
• difficult to replicate
• difficult to make generalization
• poor transparency
6. Researcher-subject relationships; e.g.  note the case in Action Research, Collaborative & Participatory research and the feminist research.

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You need to refer to Chapter 16 of Bryman and Bell (2011) for the detailed discussion of the topics mentioned here.

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Reference
Bryman, A. and Bell, E. (2011) Business Research Methods, Oxford University Press