Ractical Research 1
Ractical Research 1
Ractical Research 1
4 ACCORDING TO OBJECTIVES:
5 QUIZ:
1. Identify the types of research as to PURPOSE (pure or applied, quantitative or qualitative, exploratory or explanatory)
Effectiveness of Weight Loss Program among Obese School Heads
2. Applicability of the federal Form of Government in the Philippines
3. Multimedia utilization in teaching Science
4. I.Q in relation to National Achievement Test Result
5. Women's’ Aggression Behind bars 6. Manobo’s cultural practices in child rearing
7. Factors affecting Drop out rates
8. Inhibitory effects of bamboo roots to species of dysenteric bacilli
9. Confluence of Rizal’s work to Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables
10. Remedial Class Program among Slow learners.
11 2. Another strength/ advantage of qualitative methods is that they allow the researcher the flexibility to probe
initial participant responses – that is, to ask why or how.
12 3. Exploratory Advantage
3. Exploratory Advantage. The researcher can get an in-depth responses to make the study substantial
13 Weakness/Issues in qualitative research...
a. gaining entry b. contacting potential research participants c. selecting participants d. enhancing validity and
reducing bias e. leaving the field
14 a. gaining entry... access is very much dependent upon the researcher’s personal characteristics and how
others perceive the researcher may require considerable negotiation and compromise with a gatekeeper trust
is earned, not given
15 b. contacting participants...
gaining access dealing with gatekeeper(s) issues of building trust and ensuring confidentiality and
anonymity
16 c. selecting participants...
is fraught with difficulties in identifying and selecting an appropriate number of participants who can provide
useful information about the particular topic and setting being studied
18 e. leaving the field… The question is when and how to exit …the bonds formed with study participants
complicate leaving the setting …time constraints …when the amount of accessible data is sufficient
20 1. Biographical Study The study of an individual and her or his experiences as told to the researcher or found
in documents and archival material. Life history--The study of an individual’s life and how it reflects cultural
themes of the society.
23 2. Phenomenology Describes the meaning of the lived experience about a concept or a phenomenon for
several individuals. It has roots in the philosophical perspectives of Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty,
etc. --Max Van Manen, Munhall (Nursing) Spring 2006 Qualitative Research--Simpson
24 Phenomenology Moustakas, 1994, p. 13: “to determine what an experience means for the persons who have
had the experience and are able to provide a comprehensive description of it. From the individual descriptions,
general or universal meanings are derived, in other words, the essences of structures of the experience.”
25 Sample titles:
26 3. Grounded Theory Based on Symbolic Interactionism which posits that humans act and interact on the
basis of symbols, which have meaning and value for the actors.
27 Grounded Theory cont. The intent of grounded theory is to generate or discover a theory that relates to a
particular situation. If little is known about a topic, grounded theory is especially useful
28 Grounded Theory cont. The intent of grounded theory is to generate or discover a theory that relates to a
particular situation. If little is known about a topic, grounded theory is especially useful
29 Grounded Theory cont. Data analysis generates a visual picture, a narrative statement or a series of
hypotheses with a central phenomenon, causal conditions, context and consequences. The researcher needs to
set aside theoretical ideas or notions so that analytical or substantive theories can emerge from the data.
Systematic approach
30 SAMPLE TITLES:
Using Grounded Theory in Feminist research – A research about women’s exclusion from
administration positions in primary education
The Delivery of Quality Nursing Care: A Grounded Theory Study of the Nurses' Perspective Grounded
Learning: An Application of Grounded Theory In Educational Practice
31 4. Ethnography A description and interpretation of a cultural or social group or system. The researcher
examines the group’s observable and learned patterns of behavior, customs, and ways of life. Involves
prolonged observation of the group, typically through participant observation.
34 Sample titles
1.Goffman in 'the home': exploring the viability of a Goffmanian style analysis of the nanny and parent relationship
2. Ethnographic analysis on Internet-mediated communication practices in Cambodia
3. 'Mothering Through Recruitment: Kinscription of Nonresidential Fathers and Father Figures in Low-Income Families',
Family Relations
4. Child rearing practices of Manobo Tribe: A close encounter
35 5. Case Study A case study is an exploration of a “bounded system” or a case (or multiple cases) over time
through detailed, in-depth data collection involving multiple sources of information rich in context. The context
of the case involves situating the case within its setting. which may be physical, social, historical and/or
economic. Spring 2006 Qualitative Research--Simpson
36 Case Study cont. Data collection strategies include direct observation, interviews, documents, archival
records, participant observation, physical artifacts and audiovisual materials. Analysis of themes, or issues and
an interpretation of the case by the researcher. Spring 2006 Qualitative Research--Simpson
37 Sample titles:
Thailand Gender Differences Within Academia : A case study on the probability of promotion Case
Study on male prostitution in Cebu City
40 4. Grounded Theory: Grounded theory is a general research methodology used in building naturalistic theory
and is rooted in sociology (Strauss and Corbin, 1994). 5. Biography: The research relies on records, diaries, oral
histories, photographs, and other artifacts to describe, analyze, and explain past events, philosophies, etc.
41 Method Focus Sample Size Data Collection Ethnography Context or culture -- Observation &
interviews Biography Documentary 1 to 2 Stories from individuals & documents Phenomenological People
who have experienced a phenomenon 5 to 25 Interviews Grounded Theory Develop a theory from grounded in
field data 20 to 60 Interviews, then open and axial coding Case Study Organization, entity, individual, or event
Interviews, documents, reports, observations
42 Video Time