Qualitative designs and data collection

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There are a variety of methods of data collection in qualitative research, including observations, textual or visual analysis (eg from books or videos) and interviews (individual or group). A key finding that emerged from semi-structured interviews, which was not previously thought to be as highly influential as the data subsequently confirmed, was the significance of peer-pressure in influencing children's food choices and preferences. Qualitative methods, such as interviews, are believed to provide a 'deeper' understanding of social phenomena than would be obtained from purely quantitative methods, such as questionnaires. They are also particularly appropriate for exploring sensitive topics, where participants may not want to talk about such issues in a group es of dental studies that have collected data using interviews are 'examining the psychosocial process involved in regular dental attendance'6 and 'exploring factors governing dentists' treatment philosophies'. In a qualitative interview, good questions should be open-ended (ie, require more than a yes/no answer), neutral, sensitive and understandable.

This can help put respondents at ease, build up confidence and rapport and often generates rich data that subsequently develops the interview in any research, it is often wise to first pilot the interview schedule on several respondents prior to data collection proper. However, to ensure that the interview is as productive as possible, researchers must possess a repertoire of skills and techniques to ensure that comprehensive and representative data are collected during the interview. It is often also helpful to make 'field notes' during and immediately after each interview about observations, thoughts and ideas about the interview, as this can help in data analysis process. Groupsfocus groups share many common features with less structured interviews, but there is more to them than merely collecting similar data from many participants at once. Suggested criteria for using focus groups include:13as a standalone method, for research relating to group norms, meanings and processesin a multi-method design, to explore a topic or collect group language or narratives to be used in later stagesto clarify, extend, qualify or challenge data collected through other methodsto feedback results to research 12 suggests that focus groups should be avoided according to the following criteria:if listening to participants' views generates expectations for the outcome of the research that can not be fulfilledif participants are uneasy with each other, and will therefore not discuss their feelings and opinions openlyif the topic of interest to the researcher is not a topic the participants can or wish to discussif statistical data is required.

There is no 'best' solution to group composition, and group mix will always impact on the data, according to things such as the mix of ages, sexes and social professional statuses of the participants. In other research projects it may be decided that stranger groups will be able to speak more freely without fear of repercussion, and challenges to other participants may be more challenging and probing, leading to richer data. Sometimes observational notes also need to be described in the transcripts in order for them to make analysis of qualitative data is explored in the final paper of this series. However, it is important to note that the analysis of focus group data is different from other qualitative data because of their interactive nature, and this needs to be taken into consideration during analysis. The analysis of focus group data must therefore take account of the group dynamics that have generated groups in dental researchfocus groups are used increasingly in dental research, on a diverse range of topics,16 illuminating a number of areas relating to patients, dental services and the dental profession.

This mixed method study was very important as the qualitative element was able to explain why the clinical trial failed, and this understanding may help researchers improve on the quantitative aspect of future studies, as well as making a valuable academic contribution in its own sioninterviews and focus groups remain the most common methods of data collection in qualitative research, and are now being used with increasing frequency in dental research, particularly to access areas not amendable to quantitative methods and/or where depth, insight and understanding of particular phenomena are required. In ritchie j, lewis j (eds) qualitative research practice: a guide for social science students and researchers. An exploratory qualitative study examining the social and psychological processes involved in regular dental attendance. A qualitative study exploring barriers to a model of shared care for pre-school children's oral health. Homeadvance online you startpreparationsubmissionpost sions and jobsbdj marketplaceinformation collectionsbdj cpdbdj top ten h dental ibe to british dental ibe to british dental e navigation - this issuetable of contents for this issueprevious articlenext ad pdfsend to a ef lists 140 articles citing this articlescopus lists 152 articles citing this articleexport citationexport referencesrights and e navigationsynopsisabstractintroductionqualitative research interviewsfocus groupsconclusionreferencessearch pubmed forp.

You should still be able to navigate through these materials but selftest questions will not 9 : introduction to 1: introduction to 2 research and the voluntary and community 3 primary and secondary 4 research 5 quantitative 6 qualitative research. E-tivity- qualitative versus quantitative 7 ethics and data 8 presenting and using research ment guide for module 9. Methods of collecting qualitative collection approaches for qualitative research usually involves:Direct interaction with individuals on a one to one direct interaction with individuals in a group ative research data collection methods are time consuming, therefore data is usually collected from a smaller sample than would be the case for quantitative approaches - therefore this makes qualitative research more benefits of the qualitative approach is that the information is richer and has a deeper insight into the phenomenon under main methods for collecting qualitative data are:Individual with wimba browser does not support javascript. Methods of collecting qualitative collection approaches for qualitative research usually involves:Direct interaction with individuals on a one to one direct interaction with individuals in a group ative research data collection methods are time consuming, therefore data is usually collected from a smaller sample than would be the case for quantitative approaches - therefore this makes qualitative research more benefits of the qualitative approach is that the information is richer and has a deeper insight into the phenomenon under main methods for collecting qualitative data are:Individual with wimba create.