The Qualitative Research Process: How to Perform a Qualitative Research?

Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 368 - 388, 24.12.2019

Ali Baltacı

https://doi.org/10.31592/aeusbed.598299

Cited By: 446

Abstract

In this research, the widely
used processes in qualitative research, and the theoretical foundations of the
research process and its strategies for implementation are discussed. In essence, this
study aims to provide a conceptual basis for the application problems of
qualitative researchers, which often arise from methodological deficiencies. With this study,
the conceptual ground will be formed which will be lacking in the qualitative
research process, and the applied strategies will be emphasized. In this
context, the qualitative patterns frequently emphasized in the literature were
searched and the data obtained were discussed in the theoretical dimension, and
information was given about the methods and strategies that will guide the
qualitative researches. As a result of the study, it has been
determined that the qualitative research process represents a very different
and subjective process than the quantitative research, and the problematic
subject to the qualitative research is to examine all the dynamics and in-depth. The aim of this study is to complete the deficiencies in the current and
easily applicable qualitative research methods, especially in Turkish literature. It is hoped that
this study will guide the researchers who will use qualitative research methods
in the selection and application of information collection, research, and
analysis related to the qualitative data.

Keywords

Research, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Research Process, qualitative data collection, qualitative data analysis

Nitel Araştırma Süreci: Nitel Bir Araştırma Nasıl Yapılır?

Abstract

Bu araştırmada, nitel araştırmalarda yaygın olarak
kullanılan süreçlerden bahsedilmiş, ayrıca araştırma sürecinin kuramsal
temelleri ve uygulamaya yönelik stratejileri ele alınmıştır. Bu çalışma özünde nitel
araştırmacıların sıklıkla yöntembilim eksikliklerinden doğan uygulama
sorunlarına karşı kavramsal bir zemin oluşturmayı hedeflemiştir. Çalışma ile
nitel araştırma sürecinde eksikliği hissedilen kavramsal zemin oluşturulacak ve
uygulamaya dönük stratejiler üzerinde durulacaktır. Bu amaçla belirtilen
çerçevede alanyazında sıklıkla vurgulanan nitel desenler taranarak, elde edilen
veriler kuramsal boyutta tartışılmış, bunun yanında nitel araştırmalara yön
verecek yöntemler ve stratejiler hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda,
nitel araştırma sürecinin, nicel araştırmalardan oldukça farklı ve öznel bir
süreci ifade ettiği, nitel araştırmaya konu olan sorunsalı tüm dinamikleriyle
ve derinlemesine incelemeye çalıştığı belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma özellikle
Türkçe alanyazında eksikliği hissedilen güncel ve kolaylıkla uygulanabilir
nitel araştırma yöntemlerindeki eksikliğin tamamlanması amacını gütmektedir.
Çalışmanın, nitel araştırma yöntemlerini kullanacak araştırmacılara gerek nitel
verilere ilişkin bilgi toplama, araştırma ve gerekse analiz seçimi ve
uygulamalarında yol göstereceği umulmaktadır.

Keywords

araştırma, nitel araştırma, nitel araştırma süreci, nitel veri toplama, nitel veri analizi

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