![]() ![]() This took much more time than expected but it was an interesting and new process for me. ![]() Parallel to this research, the transcription of the interviews was nearly finished. I soon concluded that I was ill prepared for the task at hand (and should have stopped or at least interrupted the process at this point to better prepare myself for the challenges ahead). I read about epistemological and ontological approaches to science, repeatedly stumbling over passionate discussions on paradigm conflicts. I tried going back further, diving into the discourse about qualitative research rather than just its methods. I became fascinated by narrative writing ( Cowan & Taylor, 2016 Stride et al., 2017) and personal applications of research (e.g., Gannon et al., 2018) as well as the creativity with which researchers presented their findings (e.g., Hartung et al., 2017). I read articles on different qualitative methods both in my specific field of research (e.g., Hoeber & Shaw, 2017 Smith & Sparkes, 2016) and outside (e.g., Leavy, 2014), discussions and presentation thereof (e.g., Bekker & Clark, 2018 Ellis et al., 2008 Tracy, 2010), critical thinking and epistemologies ( Zakus et al., 2007) and so on. So, I began reading up on qualitative research and got completely lost. Nevertheless, I took the responsibility of conducting the interviews very seriously and decided I would at least try to gain something out of this qualitative data collection. ![]() I anticipated that the interviews would simply (if at all) substantiate the results from the first (quantitative) data collection. As often the case in the academic world, I failed to value qualitative research. Being honest, I didn’t spend much time reflecting on this second data collection phase. The project design utilized a mixed methods approach with qualitative interviews, following the quantitative data collection. All subjects Allied Health Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine Dentistry Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Endocrinology & Metabolism Environmental Science General Medicine Geriatrics Infectious Diseases Medico-legal Neurology Nursing Nutrition Obstetrics & Gynecology Oncology Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Otolaryngology Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care Pediatrics Pharmacology & Toxicology Psychiatry & Psychology Public Health Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine Radiology Research Methods & Evaluation Rheumatology Surgery Tropical Medicine Veterinary Medicine Cell Biology Clinical Biochemistry Environmental Science Life Sciences Neuroscience Pharmacology & Toxicology Biomedical Engineering Engineering & Computing Environmental Engineering Materials Science Anthropology & Archaeology Communication & Media Studies Criminology & Criminal Justice Cultural Studies Economics & Development Education Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies Family Studies Gender Studies Geography Gerontology & Aging Group Studies History Information Science Interpersonal Violence Language & Linguistics Law Management & Organization Studies Marketing & Hospitality Music Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Philosophy Politics & International Relations Psychoanalysis Psychology & Counseling Public Administration Regional Studies Religion Research Methods & Evaluation Science & Society Studies Social Work & Social Policy Sociology Special Education Urban Studies & Planning BROWSE JOURNALS ![]()
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