Evolution of Qualitative Research Methodology: Looking Beyond Defense to Possibilities

Putney, Le Ann G.; Green, Judith L.; Dixon, Carol N.; Kelly, Gregory J.

doi:10.1598/rrq.34.3.6

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“…Moreover, some of the research questions, in particular those investigating the beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of young people, were expected to be more fully explored with qualitative methods by allowing respondents to express their feelings and offer their perspectives in their own words (Denzin and Lincoln 1994). For a historical perspective of initiation schools, a qualitative methodology was adopted because it is understood to help illuminate and analyse the nature of events and the processes of learning that take place between life events (Putney and Green 1999).…”

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Rites of passage to adulthood: traditional initiation schools in the context of HIV/AIDS in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Malisha

Maharaj

Rogan

2008

Health, Risk & Society

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The HIV/AIDS epidemic and its disproportionate effect on the lives of young people has been a source of major concern in South Africa. Research has, until now, focussed on the broad cultural determinants of risky sexual behaviour among this group and on the barriers that impede the promotion of health seeking behaviour in the context of HIV/ AIDS. Still missing is a dedicated investigation into the role of traditional rites of passage customs in influencing the sexual behaviour of young people. This article presents the findings from a study investigating the perceptions of young people from Venda, a former South African homeland under apartheid, of the cultural and educational importance of traditional initiation schools. The results of the study suggest that traditional initiation schools remain both an important rite of passage and source of sexual information for many young people. However, it is also discovered that initiation schools are not currently providing young people with the relevant information to adopt health-seeking behaviour in the era of HIV/AIDS.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Rites of passage to adulthood: traditional initiation schools in the context of HIV/AIDS in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Malisha

Maharaj

Rogan

2008

Health, Risk & Society

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“…This evolution can be observed both across disciplines and authors as well as within individuals' published work; well known examples are those of Lincoln and Guba (1985), Denzin and Lincoln (2000), and Sandelowski (1986Sandelowski ( , 1993. In recent years there have been efforts to consolidate rigor discourse by providing an evolutionary perspective on the arguments (Sparkes, 2001;Putney & Green, 1999;Emden & Sandelowski, 1998a, 1998bKoch & Harrington, 1998). While these authors use somewhat different labels for the evolutionary stages, the core ideas are similar.…”

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‘Clear as Mud’: Toward Greater Clarity in Generic Qualitative Research

Caelli

Ray

Mill

2003

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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576

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We have observed a growth in the number of qualitative studies that have no guiding set of philosophic assumptions in the form of one of the established qualitative methodologies. This lack of allegiance to an established qualitative approach presents many challenges for "generic qualitative" studies, one of which is that the literature lacks debate about how to do a generic study well. We encourage such debate and offer four basic requirements as a point of departure: noting the researchers' position, distinguishing method and methodology, making explicit the approach to rigor, and identifying the researchers' analytic lens.

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“…Decoding and standardized tests that establish the purpose of reading and measurability are the focus of reading instruction (Putney, Green, Dixon, & Kelly, 1999). Literal comprehension is employed to accommodate political pressures to raise test scores.…”

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Primary Students’ Book Club Participation

Hill¹

2012

L & L

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This study is an examination of first grade students’ participation in Book Club at a high achieving, high poverty urban primary school in Detroit. In spite of the school’s high performing record, teachers are constrained by having to adhere closely to the pacing guide and the exclusive use of curriculum literature to preserve the school’s high achieving status. Irrelevant curriculum materials surrounding the themes “Keep Trying” and “Being Afraid” led to a teacher and researcher collaboration to use relatable supplemental texts. An examination of peer-led discussion groups demonstrated deep comprehension and students’ ability to mediate personal connections and multiple perspectives.

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Evolution of Qualitative Research Methodology: Looking Beyond Defense to Possibilities

Abstract: The authors discuss where qualitative research may be headed in the light of where it has been, situating their conversation in the current political context.

Cited by 20 publications

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Rites of passage to adulthood: traditional initiation schools in the context of HIV/AIDS in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Rites of passage to adulthood: traditional initiation schools in the context of HIV/AIDS in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

‘Clear as Mud’: Toward Greater Clarity in Generic Qualitative Research

Primary Students’ Book Club Participation

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