LS322 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Snowball Sampling, Participant Observation, Ethnography
18 Sep 2017
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Chapter 3: how to design a qualitative project and create a research question: selecting the right tools for the job. Steps you need to ask yourself and steps you need to consider in designing your research project: Pose only one or two master research questions. The questions should reflect your theoretical approach to qualitative research: your questions must be researchable. Four parameters for crafting qualitative research questions: number of questions. Optional: up to three or four sub-questions per master question: degree of openness and neutrality. Assumptions about the nature of phenomenon under study: no assumptions about its nature, conditions, or quality. Causation: avoid language of causation, and build in notions of causation: theoretical approach, evaluating your research questions. In-depth interviews: focus on the individual, and seek to understand people"s feelings and experiences, including perspectives on family, work and social life.
