Which of the following are features of the qualitative research paradigm? A.…
2020
Which of the following are features of the qualitative research paradigm?
A. The research is concerned with understanding social phenomena from the participant's perspective.
B. It seeks to establish relationships among variables and explains the causes of changes in measured social facts.
C. It is conducted in actual settings as the direct source of data, and the researcher is the key instrument.
D. It is concerned with the process rather than simply with outcomes or products.
E. It attempts to establish universal, context-free generalization.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A.
A, B and C only
- B.
B, C and D only
- C.
A, C and D only
- D.
C, D and E only
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Correct answer: C
The correct answer is option 3: A, C and D only.
Qualitative research is interpretive and naturalistic. It tries to understand social phenomena from the participants' perspective, studies phenomena in actual or natural settings, treats the researcher as a key instrument, and gives importance to processes and meanings rather than only final outcomes.
Statement B is not a qualitative feature because establishing relationships among measured variables and explaining causal changes in social facts is typical of quantitative research. Statement E is also not qualitative because qualitative research is usually context-bound and does not primarily aim at universal, context-free generalization.