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This design is associated with a phenomenological paradigm and is used by observing human behavior in a naturalistic environment, by interpreting the meanings and functions found in human behavior (Marshall & Rossman, 2006). Researchers collect and study various empirical materials; case studies, direct observations, personal experiences, which describes the participant’s problematic and routine behavior in their daily lives (Denzien & Lincoln, 2008). The objective of qualitative research is to define certain aspects in phenomenology, with the intentions to clarify the subject in the research (Patton,
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However, a strength for qualitative research is that it is proposed in a claim that there fewer risks to external validity, because the subjects are studied in their natural setting and are studied with fewer controlled factors (Miles & Huberman, 1994). This approach includes methods such as grounded theory and ethnology research (Denzien & Lincoln, 2000). The relationship between the researcher and participants may actually distort the findings and become a weakness in the study, possibly opening the door to research bias that create confounding variables and misinform the observer of the results of variable manipulation (Silverman, …show more content…
This research process is an objective approach and uses concepts, constructs, and a hypothesis to make up a theory (Silverman, 1990). Quantitative research uses numerical values, numbers to summarize the study, by looking into the relationship between the variables used and their participants in the research. Quantitative research is described by the terms “empiricism” and “positivism” (Denzien & Lincoln, 2000). This research is branched from the scientific method and utilized in the social science field. The researcher tends to remain separated from the participants during the
However, a strength for qualitative research is that it is proposed in a claim that there fewer risks to external validity, because the subjects are studied in their natural setting and are studied with fewer controlled factors (Miles & Huberman, 1994). This approach includes methods such as grounded theory and ethnology research (Denzien & Lincoln, 2000). The relationship between the researcher and participants may actually distort the findings and become a weakness in the study, possibly opening the door to research bias that create confounding variables and misinform the observer of the results of variable manipulation (Silverman, …show more content…
This research process is an objective approach and uses concepts, constructs, and a hypothesis to make up a theory (Silverman, 1990). Quantitative research uses numerical values, numbers to summarize the study, by looking into the relationship between the variables used and their participants in the research. Quantitative research is described by the terms “empiricism” and “positivism” (Denzien & Lincoln, 2000). This research is branched from the scientific method and utilized in the social science field. The researcher tends to remain separated from the participants during the