tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post6630914470959276847..comments2023-11-03T04:02:39.642-04:00Comments on The Waiting Room: Reaech MethodsSeeking Solacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605809609182729290noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-71789023900121960522012-11-10T00:47:27.594-05:002012-11-10T00:47:27.594-05:00My philosophy PhD has a completely different kind ...My philosophy PhD has a completely different kind of research, but -- having been married to a political scientist in a past life, it seems that the qualitative method is better if the question is a new one.. <br /><br />Best of luck! You're a smart, kind and compassionate person -- you don't need a PhD to have value, but if that's what you want, you should go get it!Pattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-68159531199546355722012-11-05T15:24:14.337-05:002012-11-05T15:24:14.337-05:00I agree with Anonymous, not having a lot of resear...I agree with Anonymous, not having a lot of research in an area often points to the need for qualitative methods. But so does your question. Are you trying to understand something or are you trying to explain something? <br /><br />Developing good research questions is really hard. It stumps us all and takes longer than we care to admit. But start with the questions that interest you and go from there. For qualitative, make them broad at first and then try to focus them in a little.tracynicholrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101274568452418835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-36155430997289535882012-11-05T11:57:30.536-05:002012-11-05T11:57:30.536-05:00The rule of tumb in my field is to focus on qualit...The rule of tumb in my field is to focus on qualitative for research that is "new". I believe you said that not much had been done in your topic area yet. When there are conversations that should be taking place, we take the qualitative approach, get the conversations started and then go quantitative. <br /><br />What kind of questions do you find yourself asking about your topic? Even if you're not phrasing them as "research questions" strictly speaking, you have questions in mind...what is it you're hoping to uncover? Would it make more sense to do something exploratory with the questions you have or not? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com