Types of Qualitative Research

1. Types of Qualitative Research are;

Type                                Major Question
1. Ethnography               What are the culture and perspective of this group of people in its natural  
                                         setting?
2.Case study                    What are the characteristics of this individual, organization or group?
3.Document Analysis      What can be learned about this phenomena by studying these document?
4.Naturalistic                   What can be learned by unobtrusively observing behavior as it normal
   Observation                   occurs?
5. Focused                        What can be learned about a particular topic by interviewing members of
   Interview                       this group?
6.Phenomenological        What does the experience mean for the participants in the experience?
   Study
7.Grounded Theory         What theory can be derived inductively about a phenomenon from data
                                         collected in this particular setting?
8.Historical                      What insights or conclusions can be reached about this past event?

                                                                                                                                       Ary et al (2002)