Qualitative Research Types (Week 3-1): Phenomenology

Qualitative research types
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Phenomenology
Phenomenology is a method of inquiry that illustrate an event or activity through using combination of methods, such as watching videos, visiting places and events, and conducting interviews to understand the meaning participants place on anything being examined. Furthermore, phenomenology builds an adequate dataset to analyze rising subjects by conducting several interviews and then use other participants to substantiate its findings (Reiter, Stewart & Bruce, 2011).
Grounded theory
Grounded theory detects emerging patterns and generates theories from data. It provides an explanation or theory behind the events and use interviews and existing documents to create a theory based on the data. The developed theory will suggest the interview questions and places the data would be collected (Reiter, Stewart & Bruce, 2011).
Ethnographic research
Ethnography research entails observing target users or people in their own environment by using methods, such as face-to-face interviews and participant observation. It aims to collect insight on what people do, how people use things, and what they require in their daily lives (Ethnography, 2011).
Differences between Grounded theory and Ethnography
Firstly, ethnography focuses to understand the participant behavior with respect to a definite culture, t...