Task for next week

Guiding Questions for Merriam (1998), Chapter 1
What is qualitative research?

1. What are the 3 orientations to research described by Merriam (1998)? Compared to Merten’s (1998), what are the differences in the names given by Merriam (1998) to research paradigms?
2. How does Merriam (1998) define qualitative research?
3. Find 7 other terms that can be used to refer to qualitative research.
4. What’s the key philosophical assumption that serves as a foundation to all types of qualitative research?
5. What do “emic” and “etic” perspectives mean?
6. What are 6 characteristics that determine that a study is qualitative?
7. What are 5 types of qualitative research commonly found in education? What are the essential characteristics that they share?
8. What are some important characteristics of the qualitative researcher?