Ophthalmology for the Myopic Methodologist: A Review of Five Ways of Doing Qualitative Analysis

Authors

Carl Root, University of South FloridaFollow

Abstract

In Five Ways of Doing Qualitative Analysis, Frederick J. Wertz, Kathy Charmaz, Linda M. McMullen, Ruthellen Josselson, and Rosemarie Anderson provide students and researchers with both a broad knowledge base and specific examples of each of their preferred methods of analysis. The authors apply their respective expertise of phenomenological psychology, grounded theory, discourse analysis, narrative research, and intuitive inquiry to sixth author Emalinda McSpadden's narrative of responding to an unfortunate situation. The result is a comprehensive comparison of each method emphasizing unique strengths and weaknesses in each approach as well as the reflexivity required of researchers utilizing such analyses.

Keywords

Phenomenological Psychology, Grounded Theory, Discourse Analysis, Narrative Research, Intuitive Inquiry

Publication Date

11-1-2011

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1328

Recommended APA Citation

Root, C. (2011). Ophthalmology for the Myopic Methodologist: A Review of Five Ways of Doing Qualitative Analysis. The Qualitative Report, 16(6), 1753-1756. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1328