QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN ACTION COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH FULLY SOLVED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS 2026

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN ACTION
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH FULLY
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
2026


◉Frameworks for Qualitative Studies . Answer: The goal of qualitative
research is not hypothesis testing.
Frameworks are used in a different sense in qualitative research.
Each type of qualitative research is guided by a particular philosophical
stance.


◉Data in Qualitative Research . Answer: Data is subjective, systematic
Describes life experiences and gives them meaning
Data in qualitative research are typically words versus numbers in
quantitative research
Focus on the whole, holistic
Data incorporate perceptions and beliefs of researcher and participants


◉Qualitative Research Purpose . Answer: -Describe
-Understand
-Explain

, -Identify
-Develop
-Generate


◉Qualitative Research Methods . Answer: Multiple realities
Natural setting for data collection
Researchers and participants interact
Results are rich descriptions


◉Approaches to Qualitative Research . Answer: Based on the
philosophical orientation and intended outcome.
The type of qualitative approach taken is often dependent on the
research question(s) asked and the purpose of the research study.
-Phenomenological
-Grounded Theory
-Ethnography
-Exploratory-descriptive-qualitative
-Historical


◉Phenomenology . Answer: Provides a rich description of the 'lived
experience'


◉Grounded Theory . Answer: Symbolic Interaction Theory