Practical Research 1 - Types of Qualitative Research

It is the philosophy of experience. For this type of qualitative research, the ultimate source of all meaning and value is the lived experience of human beings.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

It is the direct description of a group, culture or community.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

It is a development of theory directly based and grounded in the data collected by the researcher. It is a research methodology for discovering theory in a substantive area.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

It is used for a research approach with specific boundaries and can be both qualitative and quantitative. In addition, it is an entity studied as a single unit, and it has clear confines and a specific focus and is bound to context.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

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CCSS.W.11-12.7

It is considered as an exhaustive account of a life experience, it is the collection and analysis on an intensive account of a whole life or portion of life, usually by an in-depth, unstructured interview.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

The goal of this qualitative research method is to ask the question about the nature of a phenomenon.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

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CCSS.W.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.7

This research method is an iterative process, which means that data collection process, and analysis occurs until you reach theoretical saturation.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

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CCSS.W.11-12.7

CCSS.W.11-12.8

This research method should be used when there is no existing theory that offers an explanation why a certain phenomenon you are studying is happening.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

In this research method, the researcher is required to integrate himself/herself in the community, talk to many people to become familiar with their way of life and to refine research ideas.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

This qualitative research type could investigate practice-oriented fields such as in education, health care, business, or public policy.

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Biographical Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3