Kinds of Qualitative Research

1. Characteristics and Kinds
of Qualitative Research

2. Learning Objective
 To describe the kinds of
qualitative research

3. 1. Case Study
 Usually takes place in the field of social care,
nursing, psychology, rehabilitation centers,
education, etc.
 This involves a long-time study of a person, group,
organization, or situation. It seeks to find answers
why such thing occurs to the subject.
 Varieties of data collection methods such as
interviews, questionnaires, observations, and
documentary analysis are used in a case study.
Kinds of Qualitative Research

4. 2. Ethnography
 Falling in the field of anthropology,
ethnography is the study of a particular
cultural group to get a clear understanding of
its organizational set-up, internal operation,
and lifestyle.
 A particular group reveals the nature or
characteristics of their own culture through
world perceptions of the cultural group’s
members.
Kinds of Qualitative Research

5. 3. Phenomenology
 From the word “phenomenon,” which means
something known through sensory experience,
phenomenology refers to the study of how
people find their experiences meaningful.
 Its primary goal is to make people understand
their experiences about death of loved ones,
care for handicapped persons, friendliness of
people, etc.
Kinds of Qualitative Research

6. 4. Content and Discourse Analysis
 Content analysis requires an analysis or examination of
the substance or content of the mode of
(letters, books, journals, photos, video recordings, SMS,
online messages, emails, audio-visual materials, etc.)
used by a person, group, organization, or any
in communicating.
 A study of language structures used in the medium of
communication to discover the effects of sociological,
cultural, institutional, and ideological factors on the
content makes it a discourse analysis.
Kinds of Qualitative Research

7. 5. Historical Analysis
Central to this qualitative research method
is the examination of primary documents
to make you understand the connection
past events to the present time.
The results of your content analysis will
help you specify phenomenological
changes in unchanged aspects of society
through the years.
Kinds of Qualitative Research

8. 6. Grounded Theory
 This theory takes place when you discover a
new theory to underlie your study at the time
of data collection and analysis.
 Through your observation on your subjects,
you will happen to find a theory that applies
to your current study.
 Interview, observation, and documentary
analysis are the data gathering techniques for
this type of qualitative research.
Kinds of Qualitative Research

9. 1. The Mangyans’ Burial Practices
2. Relatives of Typhoon Victims
3. The Effectiveness of the K-12 Curriculum
4. Spiderman: The Very First Film in the 21st
Century
5. Philippines’ Political Party System: Then
and Now
Short Assessment

10. 6. Filipino Caregivers in Japan
7. Travails of Senior Citizens at the LRT / MRT
Stations
8. The lone Grade VI Speed Reader of UST
High School
9. Grade 11 Science Textbook
10. Student Activism Since the Marcos Era
Short Assessment

11. 1. Given the chance to research, would you
right away choose qualitative research? Give
reasons for your answers.
2. If you will do a qualitative research about the
area in which your house is situated, what
could be your research problem or topic?
Short Assessment