Qualitative descriptive: a very good place to start
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2015
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Stanley, M.
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Nayar, S.
Stanley, M.
Stanley, M.
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Source details - Title: Qualitative research methodologies in occupational science and therapy, 2015 / Nayar, S., Stanley, M. (ed./s), pp.21-36
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With this first methodological chapter, I begin with the most exploratory generic
approach to qualitative research: qualitative descriptive. It is the least sophisticated
approach with regards to epistemological stance as there is no alignment to a
particular theoretical orientation. However, just because it is generic and the least
theoretically sophisticated, do not mistakenly think it is simple! When novices
begin their foray into the world of qualitative research, this is often the approach
chosen as there is possibly a less steep learning curve than some of the methodological
approaches that follow in later chapters. However, the elegant simplicity
of a quality study belies the thinking and planning required for data collection,
analysis, and presentation of the findings.
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Copyright 2015 S Nayar and M Stanley published by Routledge