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SUMMARIZED COMPARATIVE ANALYSis OF THE THREE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS
(Goulding. 2005)
FEATURES
GROUNDED THEORY
ETHNOGRAPHY
PHENOMENOLOGY
APPROACH
cONTEXT
PROCESS
Answer
Grounded theory: Inductive approach, focuses on generating theories from data. Contextualizes data within social processes and interactions.
Ethnography: Holistic approach, focuses on understanding the culture and social practices of a group of people. Contextualizes data within the cultural and social context of the group.
Phenomenology: Descriptive approach, focuses on understanding the essence of a phenomenon as experienced by individuals. Contextualizes data within the subjective experiences of individuals.
PROCESS
Grounded theory: Iterative process of data collection, coding, and analysis. Constant comparison of data to generate theories.
Ethnography: Long-term immersion in the field, participant observation, and interviews. Analysis involves identifying patterns and themes within the data.
Phenomenology: In-depth interviews with individuals who have experienced the phenomenon. Analysis involves identifying the essential themes and structures of the phenomenon.
Overall, grounded theory focuses on generating theories from data, ethnography focuses on understanding the culture and social practices of a group, and phenomenology focuses on understanding the essence of a phenomenon as experienced by individuals. Each approach has a unique process of data collection and analysis.