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This document discusses the major characteristics of qualitative research. It describes qualitative research as using naturalistic inquiry to study real-world situations as they unfold naturally without predetermined constraints. Qualitative research involves inductive analysis where the researcher immerses themselves in the details of the data to discover important categories. It takes a holistic perspective to understand phenomena as complex systems rather than reducing variables. Qualitative research uses thick description and direct quotations from personal perspectives. The researcher has personal contact and insight that is an important part of understanding the phenomenon. It recognizes systems are dynamic and changing and assumes each case is unique. Qualitative research places findings in context and aims for empathic neutrality over advocacy. It also has design flexibility to adapt as understanding

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Module 2 Lesson 1

This document discusses the major characteristics of qualitative research. It describes qualitative research as using naturalistic inquiry to study real-world situations as they unfold naturally without predetermined constraints. Qualitative research involves inductive analysis where the researcher immerses themselves in the details of the data to discover important categories. It takes a holistic perspective to understand phenomena as complex systems rather than reducing variables. Qualitative research uses thick description and direct quotations from personal perspectives. The researcher has personal contact and insight that is an important part of understanding the phenomenon. It recognizes systems are dynamic and changing and assumes each case is unique. Qualitative research places findings in context and aims for empathic neutrality over advocacy. It also has design flexibility to adapt as understanding

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MODULE 2

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN
DAILY LIFE
by: Robbie D. Pineda
LESSON 1
Major Characteristics of Qualitative
Research
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research

Naturalistic inquiry
Studying real-world situations as
they unfold naturally; unobtrusive,
and non-controlling; openness to
whatever emerges—lack of
predetermined constraints on
outcomes.
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research

Inductive analysis
Immersion in the details and
specifics of the data to discover
important categories, dimensions,
and interrelationships; begin by
exploring genuinely open questions
rather than testing theoretically
derived (deductive) hypotheses.
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research


Holistic perspective
The whole phenomenon under
study is understood as a complex
system that is more than the sum of
its parts; focus is on complex
interdependencies not meaningfully
reduced to a few discrete variables
and linear, cause-effect
relationships.
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research

Qualitative data
Detailed, thick description; inquiry
in depth; direct quotations capturing
people‘s personal perspectives and
experiences.
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research


Personal contact and insight
The researcher has direct contact
with and gets close to the people,
situation, and phenomenon under
study; researcher‘s personal
experiences and insights are
important part of the inquiry and
critical to understanding the
phenomenon.
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research

Dynamic systems
Attention to process; assumes
change is constant and ongoing
whether the focus is on an
individual or an entire culture
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research


Unique case orientation
Assumes each case is special
and unique; the first level of inquiry
is being true to, respecting, and
capturing the details of the
individual cases being studied;
cross-case analysis follows from
and depends on the quality of
individual case studies.
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research

Context Sensitivity
Places findings in a social,
historical, and temporal context;
dubious of the possibility or
meaningfulness of generalization
across time and space.
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research

Emphatic neutrality
The researcher‘s passion is
understanding the world in all its complexity
– not proving something, not advocating, not
advancing personal agenda, but
understanding; the researcher includes
personal experience and empathic insight as
part of the relevant data, while taking a
neutral nonjudgmental stance toward
whatever content may emerge.
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Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research

Design flexibility
Open to adapting inquiry as
understanding deepens and/or
situations change; avoids getting
locked into rigid designs that
eliminate responsiveness; pursues
new paths of discovery as they
emerge.
Source: Fraenkel and Wallen, How To Design And Evaluate Research In Education.
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