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1. QUAL
Abbreviation for Qualitative.
Category: Methodology
Citation: Bamberger, M., Rugh, J., & Mabry, L. (2006). Real world evaluation: Working under budget, time, data, and political constraints. Sage Publications.
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2. Phenomenological Qualitative Approach
See "Phenomenology" and "Qualitative study"
Category: Methodology
3. Dual Military Couples
Dual military couples are couples in which both person in the relationship is a service member in the military.
Category: Military
4. Narrative Approach (in relation to qualitative research)
A form of data collection where stories are used as data.
Category: Methodology
Citation: Butina, M. (2015). A Narrative Approach to Qualitative Inquiry. Clinical Laboratory Science, 28(3). doi:https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.28.3.190
5. Semi-structured Qualitative Interviews (Semistructured)
Semi-structured interviews are a data collection method for qualitative research, in which interviewees are asked questions about overarching themes rather than from a script of questions, which allows participants to present responses relevant to the themes in question and potentially present unexpected themes as well.
Category: Methodology
Citation: Lewis-Beck, M., Bryman, A., & Liao, T. (2004). The SAGE encyclopedia of social science research methods (Vols. 1–3). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412950589
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6. Qualitative Study
Qualitative research explores and provides descriptive insights into real-world problems. Instead of collecting numerical data like quantitative research, qualitative research gathers participants' experiences, perceptions, and behaviors. It answers the questions of how and why, instead of how many or how much.
Category: Methodology
Citation: Tenny, S., Brannan, G. D., Brannan, J. M., & Sharts-Hopko, N. C. (2017). Qualitative study. https://europepmc.org/article/NBK/nbk470395#free-full-text
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