STRENGTHS
AND
WEAKNESSES
RENATO S. ROCHE, MAED-EM
OBJECTIVES
Describe the strengths, weaknesses and Kinds of Qualitative
Research
Appreciate the value of knowing these strengths and
weaknesses as a foundation in crafting of Qualitative Research
Paper.
STRENGTH OR
WEAKNESS
Directions: Write S if the
statement is pertaining
to a strength of
qualitative research
while W if otherwise.
STRENGTH OR
WEAKNESS
1.Collecting, analyzing,
and interpreting data
often require significant
time and effort.
STRENGTH OR
WEAKNESS
2. Provides detailed insights
into complex phenomena,
human behaviors, and social
contexts.
STRENGTH OR
WEAKNESS
3. Situates findings within
specific cultural, historical,
or social contexts.
STRENGTH OR
WEAKNESS
4. Findings may lack
objectivity compared to
quantitative methods.
STRENGTH OR
WEAKNESS
5. Enables researchers to
interpret cultural and social
meanings.
STRENGTH
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH COMPLEMENTS QUANTITATIVE DATA.
Interview and observation are the common instruments used in the
conduct of a qualitative
study.
Quantitative research provides statistical patterns, trends, and
correlations, but it often cannot explain the "why" or "how"
behind the numbers.
Qualitative research fills this gap by exploring participants'
experiences, motivations, and perceptions, offering a richer
interpretation of the data.
STRENGTH
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROVIDES
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION TO
EXPLAIN
COMPLEX ISSUES.
requires the researcher to
immerse himself/herself in the phenomenon
under investigation, direct
experiences can be acquired.
may enable the researcher to gather more
accurate
data needed in explaining a complex
phenomenon.
STRENGTH
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IS COST EFFICIENT.
Small number of participants is
usually considered.
less resources will be
needed to accomplish the study.
interview schedule and observation
checklist as qualitative research tools demand the
researcher to spend less
resources unlike questionnaires as a primary tool
utilized in quantitative
research.
WEAKNESS
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH CANNOT GENERALIZE
THE FINDINGS TO THE STUDY POPULATION.
The use of a small number of participants in qualitative research
may result in limited responses. Thus, findings of the study might not
bepossibly generalized to a larger population. Replication of the study
is often suggested.
WEAKNESS
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IS MORE
DIFFICULT TO ANALYZE.
Unlike quantitative
research which deals with numerical data and can be interpreted
through statistical formula, qualitative research presents non-
numerical data which are all based on the subjective responses of the
participants. If data are not critically analyzed and carefully
interpreted, results may become biased and even less credible.
WEAKNESS
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IS TIME
CONSUMING.
Though qualitative research
utilizes a small number of participants, this, however,
demands the
researcher to spend more time in dealing and engaging with
them. Similarly, the analysis and interpretation phase of the
study also requires the researcher to take more time in
observing the emerging patterns and themes derived from
participants’ provided data.
KINDS
OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
PHENOMENOLOGICAL HISTORICAL
1 4
ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE STUDY
2 5
NARRATIVE GROUNDED THEORY
3 6
PHENOMENOLOGICAL
phenomenological research
which focuses on describing and explaining a
phenomenon through the lived
experiences of the participants.
EXAMPLES
• A researcher aims to determine the challenges
and coping mechanisms of senior high school
working students in the second district of Bataan.
• A researcher aims to explain the lived experiences
of the COVID-19 survivors in the province of Bataan.
ETHNOGRAPHIC
concentrates on the
study of a group of people in a particular
environment.
To characterize
behaviors, cultures, challenges, and possible
occurring themes, the
researcher is required to engage himself/herself
with the participants through
immersion in an extended period of time.
EXAMPLES
• A researcher seeks to determine the cultural
practices and healthcare
beliefs of the ethnic group living in Bataan province.
NARRATIVE
Life accounts of individuals based on their
personal experiences
are typically obtained and analyzed in the conduct
of this kind of qualitative
research.
The primary objective of the study is to extract
meaningful context
based on the documented experiences.
narrative research focuses merely on the
nature of the story told by the participants.
NARRATIVE
phenomenological research
may use narrative, but narrative research does
not necessarily need
phenomenological. Discourse analysis is one of
the commonly and widely
employed approaches of narrative research.
EXAMPLES
• A researcher seeks to characterize the struggles
faced by student-athletes.
• A researcher seeks to describe the daily teaching
experiences of
millennial teachers in the Schools Division of Bataan.
CASE STUDY
allows the researcher to
have an intensive analysis of the phenomenon.
The aim of this study is to
accurately describe the case through an in-depth
examination of a single
person or single institution. With this, thorough
interview, observation, and
documentation are all utilized as multiple data
collection instruments.
EXAMPLES
• A researcher aims to describe the language
challenges of hearing-
impaired students in a SPED class.
HISTORICAL
This qualitative research kind is concerned with
the identification,
evaluation, and synthesis of past event data.
Further, it aims to understand
present patterns and to anticipate future choices
through clearly relating the
past event data which are obtained from sources
such as documents, relics
and artifacts, and oral reports.
EXAMPLES
• A researcher attempts to explore the nature and
context of the political
leadership of Bataan governors.
• A researcher seeks to explore the development in
the courtship letter
writing style among Bataeños
GROUNDED THEORY
This kind of qualitative research intends to explain
a phenomenon through developing a theory.
In comparison with
phenomenological study that primarily describes
lived experiences, grounded
theory aims to provide explanation and theory
behind those lived experiences.
EXAMPLES
• A researcher attempts to generate a theory of
defense mechanisms of
students who experience school bullying.
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