A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...
A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...
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CHAPTER III<br />
METHODOLOGY<br />
Qualitative Study<br />
This research study was conducted using a naturalistic inquiry <strong>to</strong> explore <strong>the</strong><br />
perceptions <strong>of</strong> participants during <strong>the</strong>ir learning <strong>of</strong> five communication strategies.<br />
The pure qualitative research method was selected in this study for two reasons. One,<br />
it assisted <strong>the</strong> researcher in collecting accurate facts and testing <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>ory in a<br />
rigorous way (Glaser & Strauss, 1999). Two, this method would have less<br />
manipulation on subjects and a greater level <strong>of</strong> respect for <strong>the</strong>m (Smith, 1983; 1986).<br />
This study was conducted using various naturalistic inquiry methods. They<br />
were qualitative methods <strong>of</strong> open-ended questions (Carey, Morgan & Ox<strong>to</strong><strong>by</strong>, 1996;<br />
Pat<strong>to</strong>n, 1990; Schuman & Presser, 1996), case study (Denzin, 2001; Lincoln & Guba,<br />
1985; Pat<strong>to</strong>n, 1990, Stake, 1994), member check (Denzin & Lincoln, 1994; Holstein<br />
& Bubrium, 1995; Schwandt, 2001), video taping (Lincoln & Guba, 1985; Richards,<br />
2005), triangulation (Denzin, 1978a, 1978b; Schwandt, 2001), prolonged engagement<br />
(Denzin & Lincoln, 1994; Lincoln & Guba, 1985), law protection (Denzin & Lincoln,<br />
1994), analytic procedures (Dey, 2004; Glasser & Strauss, 1999; Marshall &<br />
Rossman, 1999), thick description (Clifford, 1990; Denzin, 2001; Denzin & Lincoln,<br />
1994), open coding (Dey, 2004; Glasser & Strauss, 1999; Strauss & Corbin, 1990),<br />
and constant comparison analysis (Dey, 2004; Glaser & Strauss, 1999). Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore,<br />
this chapter explicitly introduced significant qualitative issues <strong>of</strong> credibility,<br />
conformability, trustworthiness, confidentiality, data collection, data analysis, and<br />
reliability that were emphasized <strong>by</strong> various scholars <strong>of</strong> qualitative inquiry (Guba &<br />
Lincoln, 1981, 1989; Lincoln & Guba, 1985; Schwandt, 2001).<br />
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