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Basics of Qualitative Research Design Berg Ch. 2 Leedy and Ormrod Ch. 3 - 5 Three General Approaches to Research APPROACH POSITIVISM CRITICAL INTERPRETIVE USUAL TYPE experiment, historical- field research, OF RESEARCH survey, comparative interviews cont. anal. PERSPECTIVE technocratic transcendent transcendent TYPE OF LOGIC reconstructed logic-in-practice logic-in-practice PATH linear non-linear non-linear /cyclical /cyclical Qualitative methodology Data in words rather than numbers Non-positivistic orientation Includes: Field research and ethnography Observation, case studies Qualitative interviewing Action research Historical comparative analysis Characteristics of Qualitative Research Context is critical In depth, detailed Researcher immerses self in data (non-objective) Researcher integrity Bias recognized Use of grounded theory Can detect process and sequence Data are interpreted rather than analyzed What is Theory? “a statement of relationships between concepts” “a roadmap for organizing ideas and knowledge about the social world” Theory Parts Concepts Concept clusters Classification concepts (ideal types) Assumptions Typology or Taxonomy Relationships The Measurement Process Quantitative = deductive Qualitative = inductive Both involve conceptualization and operationalization Process of Qualitative Operationalization: Empirical Observations Working Ideas Concepts Generalizations/Theories Choosing a Research Problem Where do problems come from? Practical problems in the field The literature in the field Personal interest Examples of Problems: The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of body image and PPF (perceived physical fitness) for different exercise settings The purpose of this study is to examine the type of talk during a writing activity to determine if there is a difference between off topic and on topic talk on the quality of students’ writing sam