This essay aims to examine the practice of secondary analysis on qualitative data in terms of barriers to overcome and advantages of its practice. Over the last decades, archives of qualitative data have become widely accessible to research-es and there has been a smaller revolution in the practice of secondary analysis on such data. (Seale, 2004) There are both practical and methodological ad-vantages for researchers to use data that has been collected by others in order to pursue new research. However, this approach is not unproblematic. One of the most prominent features of qualitative research is its emphasis on contextual understanding and data- generating process between the researcher and partici-pants, which is to some extent lost …show more content…
For example, a qualitative re-searcher may implement grounded theory method, which implies that the pur-pose and question evolves throughout the project. Such practice is very sensitive to contextual influences and the specific methods and perspectives employed by the researcher. (Vromen, 2010)
Consequently, the emphasis on the role of the researcher and the context within qualitative research creates a barrier to practising secondary analysis. Entering a data set as a secondary researcher has three broad implications in terms of con-text. First, the dynamic environment of researching participants through rela-tionships and reflexivity is lost. The data is now static in the sense that it is al-ready shaped and collected by the primary research and you cannot engage with the participants anymore. Second, which follows from the first, is that all the choices of methods of collection has already been done and cannot be undone. Decisions around units, cases and sampling for the primary research cannot be changed. Third, it is impossible for the primary researcher to grasp all contexts and influences in which the research is pursued and then translate them into the data. There will be information that is left out in the primary data due to both selectivity and inability, which becomes a problem of not knowing
The strategy of secondary analysis was chosen for this research because it is cheap and timely in comparison to other forms of research. Using data collected by other reliable sources increases the validity of secondary data analysis research.
Power point slide Qualitative research is a difficult term to define…. Nevertheless, it is important to be familiar with some definitions in the field. The definition provided by Creswell 2009 is enlightening because it incorporates ……….. most important part of definition for me were reports detailed views of informants and natural setting.
To collect data for check sheet you have to determine what event or issue will be examined and then you will create operational definitions. Then we will determine when the data will be collected and gathered and for how long. From here, we will create the form and the form will be laid out to where the data can be recorded easily by making check or tally marks. All the spaces should be labeled on the form. The check sheet should then be tested for a brief trial period just to make sure it gathers the correct data and is easy to access and utilize. Whenever the targeted event or issue takes place, the data should be entered in on the check sheet (Check Sheet, n.d.).
Qualitative research reflects different ways that researcher’s collect data and explore all of the information through literature review. Participant’s that are reviewing is often observed for analysis while “the role of the researcher focuses as the primary data collection instrument necessitates the identification of personal values, assumptions and biases at the outset of the study; Qualitative researchers ask at least one central question” (Creswell, 2014, which can be explored in several contexts with further questions. According to the text Research Design (2014) “the researcher’s role is typically involved in a
A qualitative methodological approach was the obvious choice in that it allows for the collection and interpretation of stories, narratives, interviews and other forms of non-quantifiable data. A qualitative approach also does not demand or strive for detached objectivity of the researcher but instead encourages the disclosure of researcher bias and the engagement of the researcher with the research and subjects, often in the role of participant-observer (Dade, Tartakov, Hargrave, & Leigh,
In the following question which is about to explain why scientific methodology is crucial to psychology, I am going to consider what psychology exactly is and why is crucial scientific methodology to this process.
This article is an excellent example of work that is based on grounded theory and demonstrates the ways in which qualitative research provides the kind of rich data that are often lacking when a quantitative study is used. This is not to say that either qualitative or quantitative studies are better than each other. Rather, these different types of studies provide different types of data, and these different types of data provide answers to different types of questions.
Research methodology and methodological approaches that is, the structured process of conducting research and the overall concepts and theories which underpin research respectively (Bryman, 2008), occupy a central position in the research process as they are both shaped by and translate the researcher’s epistemological position. Epistemology then refers to a researcher’s philosophical stance about the nature, derivation and scope of knowledge (Gilbert, 2008). These positions are seldom ‘spelt out’ but rather understood in the matter of research methodology and approach (Sarantakos, 2005).
Researchers who uses qualitative study for addressing a problem they are interested in are most often confronted with enormous background knowledge they could use to make their research more successful. (Flick, 2007)
Thematic analysis technique is used to identify and analyze patterns or themes within the work being analyzed (Vaismoradi, Turunen, & Bondas, 2013). In order to familiarize oneself in the data, they must reread the diary so that they themselves are submerged in the data (Gray et al., 2017, p. 270). Thematic analysis was used in the study to expose 18 meaning units, which consist of a group of words that are associated with each other through relevancy (Graneheim & Lundman, 2004, p.
In analyzing qualitative data, the researcher organizes the narrative information from the data collected to assist him in understanding the important meaning of the story being told from the information gathered. The authors in this article in analyzing the data first coded the data so that a systematic understanding could be made from the study. The data analysis procedures were appropriate for the type of data collected and followed the qualitative method. The data was analyzed to ensure there were no biases. Interviews were conducted by an investigator and two doctoral students. After the interview, coding on the transcripts was done independently. During the coding process, key words and phrases reflecting key points of the parent’s answer to the interview questions were records in the transcript margin. After the coding, the group met and
“Primary data are gathered specifically for the research project at hand. Secondary data is data that have been previously gathered for some other purpose.” (Burns & Bush, 2006). This paper will explore the differences in primary and secondary research when using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The paper will further discuss the tools that are used for each approach.
The second type of grounded theory is the constructivist approach. Unlike the systematic approach, the constructivist approach looks at and emphasizes “diverse local worlds, multiple realties, and the complexities of particular worlds, views, and actions” (Creswell, 2013, p. 87). Constructivists focus more on the views, values, beliefs, feelings, assumptions, and ideologies of individuals rather than methods. The procedures of grounded theory research include: determination of this is the right type of research, research questions, data analysis. A research must first determine if grounded theory is the best option for them to conduct their research. Then, they will come up with research questions that focus on an individual’s personal experiences. After the researcher asks general questions, they will go back to evaluating them on their own time. Later,
This interview has revealed a deep connection (H) has with this program, students, and teacher. It has also described the successfulness this tutoring program has become for students participants as well as the success the teacher has in her classroom. In order to reach conclusions regarding the successfulness of the program and the attitude of (H) regarding the program, data from the interview must be collected and analyzed appropriately. Qualitative data collection and analysis is appropriate for an interview because it is not using numerical data but instead descriptive narrative and visual information.
Qualitative research is the technique that is used as a part of exploratory research and to derive the independent variables. There are different methods through which we can conduct the qualitative research. As a part of this study we have adopted the following methods: