Papers by Hassan Mwandoba
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2005
Qualitative research is inquiry aimed at describing and clarifying human experience as it appears... more Qualitative research is inquiry aimed at describing and clarifying human experience as it appears in people's lives. Researchers using qualitative methods gather data that serve as evidence for their distilled descriptions. Qualitative data are gathered primarily in the form of spoken or written language rather than in the form of numbers. Possible data sources are interviews with participants, observations, documents, and artifacts. The data are usually transformed into written text for analytic use. Selection of interview participants requires purposive and iterative strategies. Production of interview data requires awareness of the complexity of self-reports and the relation between experience and languaged expression. To generate interview data of sufficient breadth and depth requires practiced skill and time.
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2008
In collaborative qualitative research in Asia, data are usually collected in the national languag... more In collaborative qualitative research in Asia, data are usually collected in the national language, and this poses challenges for analysis. Translation of transcripts to a language common to the whole research team is time consuming and expensive; meaning can easily be lost in translation; and validity of the data may be compromised in this process. We draw on several published examples from public health research conducted in mainland China, to highlight how language can influence rigour in the qualitative research process; for each problem we suggest potential solutions based on the methods used in one of our research projects in China. Problems we have encountered include obtaining sufficient depth and detail in qualitative data; deciding on language for data collection; managing data collected in Mandarin; and the influence of language on interpreting meaning. We have suggested methods for overcoming problems associated with collecting, analysing, and interpreting qualitative data in a local language, that we think help maintain analytical openness in collaborative qualitative research. We developed these methods specifically in research conducted in Mandarin in mainland China; but they need further testing in other countries with data collected in other languages. Examples from other researchers are needed.
Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 2005
Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to propose a systematic and rigorous process of data collec... more Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to propose a systematic and rigorous process of data collection and fieldwork in qualitative research using four empirical studies of customer interactions in new product development (NPD) as examples. The intention is to dispel a misconception that the qualitative research lacks objectivity and methodological robustness. Design/methodology/approach -To collect data for all the four studies a preliminary process of conducting fieldwork was first developed from the extant literature. This preliminary framework was applied in the first study and subsequently revised twice in the second and third study by incorporating necessary changes and additions. Finally, the framework was tested and further refined in the fourth study. Findings -The findings from these four empirical qualitative studies have demonstrated that a theory generating idiographic research such as field interviews could be carried out systematically. These findings also provide a basis for proposing a structured framework for data collection.
Page 1. COLIN ROBSON REAL WORLD RESEARCH SECOND EDITION Blackwell Publishing Page 2. Page 3. Real... more Page 1. COLIN ROBSON REAL WORLD RESEARCH SECOND EDITION Blackwell Publishing Page 2. Page 3. Real World Research Page 4. To Mark and Catherine Page 5. Real World Research A Resource for Social ...
ED415771 - Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education. Revised and Expanded fr... more ED415771 - Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education. Revised and Expanded from "Case Study Research in Education.". ...
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Papers by Hassan Mwandoba