III. Qualitative designs

A.     Qualitative vs. quantitative

1.      Description vs. Numerical

2.      “How” (process) vs. “what” (result)

3.      naturalistic vs. controlled

4.      theory-building vs. theory-testing

5.      depth vs. breadth

6.      combining these approaches

B.     When are qualitative methods appropriate?

 

 

 

C.     Special Considerations

1. role of participant/relations with participants

2. sampling and setting

3. Strengths and weaknesses of Qualitative designs

D. Qualitative paradigms

  1. Naturalistic observation/Ethnography

2. Ethnomethodology

3. Grounded theory

  4.  Case studies

  5.   Action research

E. Qualitative methods

1. Observation/Field Notes

 

 

 

 

 

2. Interviews

 

 

 

 

3.  Focus Groups

 

 

 

 

4. Documents