RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

METHODS OF RESEARCH

CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPORTANCE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In qualitative research, the role of the researcher is to:
A
reduce information to numerical form
B
become highly familiar with the context of the study
C
develop instruments for data collection
D
carry out statistical analyses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The role of the researcher in qualitative research is to attempt to access the thoughts and feelings of study participants. This is not an easy task, as it involves asking people to talk about things that may be very personal to them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Quantitative Researcher Responsibilities: Sourcing, vetting, and orienting research participants. Testing participants in accordance with your proposed methods. Transforming raw scores into practical numbers and figures. Running preliminary and inferential tests to understand your observations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Qualitative research is very important in educational research as it addresses the “how” and “why” research questions and enables deeper understanding of experiences, phenomena and context. Qualitative research allows you to ask questions that cannot be easily put into numbers to understand human experience.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phenomenological The phenomenological method is a qualitative research technique that seeks to understand the meaning that people give to their experiences. This type of research uses the phenomenological inquiry method, which focuses on how individuals experience events.

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