Qualitative Research

Definition of Qualitative Research

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Qualitative Research: Research using methods such as participant observation or case studies which result in a narrative, descriptive account of a setting or practice. Sociologists using these methods typically reject positivism and adopt a form of interpretive sociology. See: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH /ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law.

Qualitative Research: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Qualitative Research. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada