Qualitative Research and Its Importance in Daily Life: Cs - Rs11-Iiib-1 Describes Characteristics, Strengths
Qualitative Research and Its Importance in Daily Life: Cs - Rs11-Iiib-1 Describes Characteristics, Strengths
Qualitative Research and Its Importance in Daily Life: Cs - Rs11-Iiib-1 Describes Characteristics, Strengths
Nazarene Madapin-Pihet
Nazarene M. P. Developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through qualitative research (Practical Research 1) Page 1
l
a
u
Q
y
t
i Lesson 1 – Qualitative Research and Its Importance in Daily Life
Introduction
Understanding the research framework will guide you in choosing the research design, research
method and data treatment as you begin conceptualizing your own research study. Your thorough
understanding of the characteristics, kinds, and uses of qualitative research will make you appreciate its
relevance to real life. After this lesson, you are expected to demonstrate this learning competency:
CS_RS11-IIIb-1 describes characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, and kinds of
qualitative research
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
if the statement is correct and FALSE if incorrect. For FALSE statements, write the correction/s
above the wrong word/ phrase in the sentence.
1. Qualitative research uses numerical data.
2. Personal involvement of the researcher is tolerated in qualitative research.
3. In qualitative research, things are studied in natural setting.
4. Qualitatve research uses words to express results of the investigation.
5. Qualitative research deals with people’s thoughts, feelings, views, and lifestyles.
Activity 2. Directions: List some of the techniques or ways you use to know about people, places, things,
events, and situations?.
Activity 3. Directions: Fill in the concept map with key words that define or describe quality.
Nazarene M. P. Developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through qualitative research (Practical Research 1) Page 2
READ AND DISCOVER
Lesson 1.1. Characteristics of Qualitative Research (Guinsiman, 2019)
Nazarene M. P. Developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through qualitative research (Practical Research 1) Page 3
Lesson 1.2. Kinds of Qualitative Research
4. Content and Discourse Analysis- the study of language structures used in the medium
of communication to discover the effects of sociological, cultural, institutional, and
ideological factors
5. Historical Analysis- the examination of primary documents to find out the connection
between past events and the present time.
6. Grounded Theory- the researcher discovers a new theory to underly the study at the
time of data collection and analysis
Activity 4. Directions: Complete the table below by filling in the information asked by each column.
Activity 4. Directions: Provide the mode of communication used by a person, group, organization, or any
institution in communicating.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Nazarene M. P. Developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through qualitative research (Practical Research 1) Page 4
Lesson 1.3. Advantages or Strengths of Qualitative Research
1. It adopts a naturalistic approach.
2. It promotes full understanding of human behavior or personality traits in their natural
setting.
3. It is instrumental for positive societal change.
4. It engenders respect for people’s individuality.
5. It is a way understanding and interpreting social interactions.
6. It increseas the researcher’s interest in the study as it includes the researcher’s experience
or backgound in interpreting verbal and visual data.
7. It offers multiple ways of acquiring and examining knowledge about something.
Activity 5. Directions: Explain the statement in the box by providing supporting facts and examples.
Search for relevant facts and examples.
Nazarene M. P. Developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through qualitative research (Practical Research 1) Page 5
Lesson 1.4. Disadvantages or Weaknesses of Qualitative Research
1. It allows a lot of researcher’s subjectivity in data analysis.
2. It is hard to know the validity or reliability of the data.
3. Its open-ended questions yield “data overload” that requires long-time analysis.
4. It is time-consuming.
5. It involves several processes, which results greatly depend on the researcher’s views or
interpretations.
Subjectivity Objectivity
Nazarene M. P. Developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through qualitative research (Practical Research 1) Page 6
YOUR FINAL TASKS
Activity 6. Directions: Answer the question comprehensively.
Question: Is the researcher himself the data gathering instrument? Why? Why not?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Activity 7. Directions: Name the type of qualitative research best suited for the following topics
Nazarene M. P. Developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through qualitative research (Practical Research 1) Page 7