A Qualitative Research Approach is an Inevitable Part of Research Methodology : An Overview

An overview of diary research methods

The diary research method is one of the types of qualitative research that is different in context and over time due to its capacity to record the desired phenomena on a regular basis. This method, like other qualitative methods, is flexible and can be tailored to different research questions. The tendency of contemporary research is to study the feeling and perceptions of popular culture and t...

Qualitative research methodology: phenomenology

There are two qualitative and quantitative research paradigms in the methodological debates. Phenomenological approach is one of the most important methods in the qualitative researches. ‎Depending on researcher’s view on study phenomenon, this approach is divided into two main ‎methods of descriptive and interpretive. Despite the many similarities between the two methods, ‎th...

Qualitative research in family medicine. An inevitable development.

An Overview of Research Designs Relevant to Nursing: part 2: qualitative research designs.

This second article of the series "An Overview of Research Designs Relevant to Nursing" presents qualitative research designs. Phenomenological, ground theory, ethnography, narrative inquiry, and other related qualitative-related research methodologies are described. In addition, the importance of qualitative research as groundwork for quantitative studies is discussed. This link between qualit...

Is “teaching” an obstacle to “research”?

Introduction. Regarding the role of research in developing and improving a better culture, society and economics, 95% to 97% world finance in research belongs to developed countries while only 3%-5% to developing countries. Although the universities as the major organizations are to do research works, it seems that there are some problems to bring this true. We tried to find out if a load of t...