Qualitative Research in Emergency Care Part I: Research Principles and Common Applications

Qualitative research: specific designs for qualitative research in emergency care?

This article follows our description of generic qualitative approaches, focusing on the specific designs of ethnography, grounded theory and phenomenology. Distinguishing features are described, including methodological approaches and methods for enhancing rigour. The use of these designs in emergency care is unusual but informative, and important work has been produced. Whether used in a pure ...

Advances in Research and Applications of Smart Hydrogels Part I: Preparation Methods and Classification

Qualities of qualitative research: part I.

M any important medical education research questions cry out for a qualitative research approach: How do teacher characteristics affect learning? Why do learners choose particular specialties? How is professionalism influenced by experiences, mentors, or the curriculum? The medical paradigm, the ‘‘hard’’ science most often taught in medical schools, usually employs quantitative approaches. As a...

Qualitative research in health care. Assessing quality in qualitative research.

The principles and application of qualitative research.

The present paper provides an overview of the methodological principles that underpin qualitative research and how these principles differ from those of quantitative research. It is intended to set the scene for the following papers that outline two specific approaches to the analysis of qualitative data. Within the tradition of qualitative research there are many different theoretical perspect...