Consensual qualitative research |
- Four sequential steps: (1) initial stage (selecting a research topic, reviewing precedent works of literature, and developing an interview guideline); (2) intra-case analysis (creating domains and subdomains according to the initial guideline and coding core ideas); (3) cross-analysis (categorizing core ideas according to the domains and subdomains through repeated team discussions); (4) manuscript writing
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Phenomenological research |
- Five steps based on the phenomenological attitude: (1) repeated data reading to comprehend the data and their meaning; (2) data categorization by meaning units; (3) writing in a descriptive, reflective, and hermeneutic manner by meaning units; (4) deduction of essential factors and themes during writing; (5) deduction of the essential experiential structure
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Qualitative case study |
- Five steps: (1) research design (case selection, setting research question, and more); (2) data collection preparation (researcher qualification review, protocol development, candidate case screening, and more); (3) data collection (collecting case data such as documents, archival records, interviews, photos, videotapes, and more); (4) data analysis (detailed case description and topic analyzation); (5) interpretation (reporting the meaning of the case)
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Grounded theory |
- Three stages: (1) open coding (deriving concepts via a line-by-line data analysis); (2) axial coding (schematizing categories in line with a paradigm); (3) selective coding (deriving core categories, describing a narrative outline, and presenting a theoretical model)
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Photovoice |
- Nine steps: (1) recruiting stakeholders such as policymakers; (2) recruiting participants who have in-depth experience with a research topic; (3) informing and educating participants about the research and its ethical issues and potential risks; (4) obtaining participants’ consent; (5) participants brainstorming to specify a research topic; (6) educating participants on camera techniques; (7) participants taking pictures of the specified research topic; (8) discussing photos and analyzing the data via photo selection, contextualization, and codifying; (9) presenting the results via a photo exhibition, inviting the stakeholders
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Qualitative content analysis |
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