Qualitative research can take many forms, loosely indicated by such
terms as 'ethnography', 'case study', 'participant observation', 'life
history', 'unstructured interviewing', etc. In general, though, it has
the following characteristics:
A strong emphasis on exploring the nature of particular educational
phenomena, rather than setting out to test hypotheses about them. A
tendency to work with 'unstructured data': that is, data that have not
been coded at the point of collection in terms of a closed set of
analytical categories. When engaging in observation, qualitative
researchers therefore audio- or video-record what happens or write
detailed open-ended field-notes, rather than coding behaviour in terms
of a predefined set of categories, as would a quantitative researcher
employing 'systematic observation'. Similarly, when interviewing,
open-ended questions will be asked rather than questions requiring
predefined answers of the kind typical, for example, of postal
questionnaires. In fact, qualitative interviews are often designed to be
close in character to casual conversations.
1. Choose **THREE** correct statements of 'qualitative research' features below:
请选择 3 个答案
A. work with well-organised data in a closed set of analytical
B. record researching situations and apply note taking.
C. design the interview to be in an atmosphere like easy conversation.
D. questionnaires full with details instead of loads of data.
E. questionnaires full of requiring open-ended answers.
F. code behaviour in terms of a predefined set of categories.