Introduction
In her introduction (Padgett, 2004) stated that qualitative research offers an approach that is both complementary to, and transcendent of, conventional scientific inquiry. And she further went on to say that, its reach has extended far beyond the social sciences to a variety of professional fields. Grounded Theory is a research tool that enables you to seek out and conceptualize the underlying social patterns and structures of the area of interest through the process of constant comparison using several methods. Narrative analysis or storytelling occurs when one or more subject engages in sharing and recounting an experience relating to the topic or event being analyzed. Usually, the telling of a story can take multiple turns …show more content…
The premise of a quantitative research is on patterns, causes and ensuing results. Quantitative research utilizes the fact that patterns in the social world have own presence. However, in actual fact the difference between quantitative and qualitative research is very simple. To further extend research, one simply applies a number of methods the combination of which potentially include both qualitative and quantitative elements. The major difference between quantitative and qualitative research is the treatment and classification of information being collected, and in the way the data is applied.
As the proposed study shall follow a qualitative research approach, there are some limitations to applying this method. First and foremost, this study encompasses a structured interview with the respondents, and the resulting data wholly depend on the experience of the respondents. Due to few postgraduate students who have the relevant experiences in the subject matter, the study will be forced to abide by their responses, which shall be deemed sufficient. However, through subsequent data analysis, it is expected that the study shall fill the gaps that are identified during the interviewing
In her introduction (Padgett, 2004) stated that qualitative research offers an approach that is both complementary to, and transcendent of, conventional scientific inquiry. And she further went on to say that, its reach has extended far beyond the social sciences to a variety of professional fields. Grounded Theory is a research tool that enables you to seek out and conceptualize the underlying social patterns and structures of the area of interest through the process of constant comparison using several methods. Narrative analysis or storytelling occurs when one or more subject engages in sharing and recounting an experience relating to the topic or event being analyzed. Usually, the telling of a story can take multiple turns …show more content…
The premise of a quantitative research is on patterns, causes and ensuing results. Quantitative research utilizes the fact that patterns in the social world have own presence. However, in actual fact the difference between quantitative and qualitative research is very simple. To further extend research, one simply applies a number of methods the combination of which potentially include both qualitative and quantitative elements. The major difference between quantitative and qualitative research is the treatment and classification of information being collected, and in the way the data is applied.
As the proposed study shall follow a qualitative research approach, there are some limitations to applying this method. First and foremost, this study encompasses a structured interview with the respondents, and the resulting data wholly depend on the experience of the respondents. Due to few postgraduate students who have the relevant experiences in the subject matter, the study will be forced to abide by their responses, which shall be deemed sufficient. However, through subsequent data analysis, it is expected that the study shall fill the gaps that are identified during the interviewing