Qualitative Research Resources: What is Qualitative Research?
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What is Qualitative Research?
The following resources provide an introduction to the philosophy behind qualitative research and how it differs from quantitative or mixed methods research.
- JAMA Evidence Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature Chapter 13.5: Qualitative ResearchAccess slides about qualitative research under the “Related Content” tab.
Video: Using Qualitative and Mixed Methods
John Creswell, SAGE
Video: Qualitative vs Quantitative Research
Center for Research Quality
What is Qualitative Research?
What is Qualitative Research (from Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods, Yale University) with Dr. Leslie Curry
Qualitative Research Methods
From Global Health with Greg Martin, from a channel posting global health and public health teaching videos. This video discusses what Qualitative Research is and provides an introduction to qualitative research methods. It includes teaching on ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory and case studies. It also goes into data collection including interviews, focus groups, observational studies and content analysis.
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Credits
This guide was created by:
Barbara Rochen Renner, PhD
Allied Health Liaison Librarian
and Chana Kraus-Friedberg, PhD, MSLS
Special thanks to:
Paul Mihas, MA and Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH