The Use of Theory in Qualitative Research / Dawn Leeming in Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 34, n°4 (Novembre 2018)

[article]  inJournal of Human Lactation > Vol. 34, n°4 (Novembre 2018) . - pp. 668-673 Titre : The Use of Theory in Qualitative Research Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Dawn Leeming, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : pp. 668-673 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Etude et article scientifique Etude expérimentale Méthodologie Recherche qualitative Note de contenu : "Compared with quantitative research, qualitative research has a varying and even troubled relationship with theory (Bendassolli, 2014). Quantitative methods were developed as a means of testing theoretically derived hypotheses, for example, when x happens, y will occur. Although there are some atheoretical quantitative studies—for example, investigating the outcome of an intervention—often the theory being tested in a quantitative study is explained when the hypotheses are introduced. However, the position of theory is not always so predictable, or even visible, in qualitative research. Sometimes the aim of qualitative research is to build a novel theory, ensuring that it is developed from the data rather than from ideas that the researcher has brought to the research. At other times, prior theory or broader theoretical frameworks play a significant role in framing a qualitative study, guiding data collection and/or analysis. Alternatively, several theoretical concepts might be used selectively to make sense of findings rather than using the findings to test the theory, as in quantitative research." [Extrait de l'article] Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=969 [article]

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