Quiz 1 | Major Characteristics of Qualitative Research

it is the studying real-world situations as they unfold naturally

• Inductive analysis

• Naturalistic inquiry

• Qualitative data

• Dynamic systems

open to adapting inquiry as understanding deepens and/or situations change.

• Design flexibility

• Emphatic neutrality

• Inductive analysis

• Dynamic systems

the researcher‘s personal experiences and insights are important part of the inquiry and critical to understanding the phenomenon.

• Qualitative data

• Holistic perspective

• Naturalistic inquiry

• Personal contact and insight

Assumes each case is special and unique; the first level of inquiry is being true to, respecting, and capturing the details of the individual cases being studied.

• Qualitative data

• Holistic perspective

• Unique case orientation

• Personal contact and insight

the researcher‘s passion is understanding the world in all its complexity – not proving something, not advocating, not advancing personal agenda, but understanding

• Design flexibility

• Emphatic neutrality

• Inductive analysis

• Dynamic systems