Crowley-Henry, Marian, Dolan, Paddy, Donnelly, Paul, Freeman, Olivia, Horan, Conor and O'Rourke, Brendan (2009) Qualitative Methodology Discussion. In: Approaches to Qualitative Research – Theory & its Practical Application: A Guide for Dissertation Students. Oak Tree Pres Cork, Ireland , pp. 261-282. ISBN 978-1-904887-31-7
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Abstract
Chapter 11 is a discussion on the nature of qualitative research. In this
chapter, a number of contributors to the book contribute to a roundtable
discussion on qualitative methodologies. Here, they express their thinking in
relation to a range of questions on qualitative methodologies put to them by
the moderator, one of the editors of the volume. The objective of the chapter
is to provide readers with an insight into a free-flowing discussion amongst
academics on the nature of qualitative research. This takes the readers
outside of the carefully-structured arguments of the authors, as set out in
their various chapters, and presents their thinking on the topic at an
‘instinctual’ level. This is also something that dissertation students are not
often exposed to – an insight into the debates that occur between academics
on the nature of research. Such an insight will show that, even amongst
those using qualitative research as a tool, there are widely-differing opinions
as to how to approach this topic. Hopefully, readers will also be able to take
from this chapter the idea that stimulating discussions amongst peer groups
is a great way of teasing out the intricacies of complex subject matters. They
will see that failure to reach consensus on an issue is not a bad thing as, in
research, as in many other areas of life, there are often no right or wrong
answers, only results that require interpretation. Most of all, this chapter
presents a myriad of ideas on the ways in which qualitative research can be
used in the search for answers to questions.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Keywords: | Management; Qualitative Methodology Discussion; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
Item ID: | 2144 |
Depositing User: | Dr. Marian Crowley-Henry |
Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2010 09:15 |
Publisher: | Oak Tree Pres Cork, Ireland |
Refereed: | Yes |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/2144 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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