Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Practice: Advantages, Problems and Solutions
Апстракт
The paper deals with several most significant issues concerning advantages and problems of applying longitudinal qualitative research in practice. Following the introductory part that presents basic features and particularities of longitudinal qualitative research, there are three sections presenting research dilemmas and solutions related to research design, research implementation, and analysis and interpretation of findings. Discussion refers to recent methodological literature, as well as the author's own research practice of doing longitudinal qualitative research in four waves from 1993 to 2014. The topics that are highlighted include: flexibility of research design, adaptation of concepts and interpretation to changes during the research, research ethics and respondents' and researcher's reflexivity, analyzing and interpreting change within social biography approach. The concluding discussion summarizes heuristic and methodological advantages of longitudinal qualitative research... for social biography approach, such as contextualization and biographization of findings, but also its limits and possibilities of overcoming them based on the author's research experience.
Кључне речи:
social biography / reflexivity in research / longitudinal qualitative research / interpretation of change / contextualization / biographizationИзвор:
Sociologija, 2020, 62, 1, 8-23Издавач:
- Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Изазови нове друштвене интеграције у Србији: концепти и актери (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-179035)
DOI: 10.2298/SOC2001008T
ISSN: 0038-0318
WoS: 000523287100002
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85084795339
Институција/група
Sociologija / SociologyTY - JOUR AU - Tomanović, Smiljka PY - 2020 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3154 AB - The paper deals with several most significant issues concerning advantages and problems of applying longitudinal qualitative research in practice. Following the introductory part that presents basic features and particularities of longitudinal qualitative research, there are three sections presenting research dilemmas and solutions related to research design, research implementation, and analysis and interpretation of findings. Discussion refers to recent methodological literature, as well as the author's own research practice of doing longitudinal qualitative research in four waves from 1993 to 2014. The topics that are highlighted include: flexibility of research design, adaptation of concepts and interpretation to changes during the research, research ethics and respondents' and researcher's reflexivity, analyzing and interpreting change within social biography approach. The concluding discussion summarizes heuristic and methodological advantages of longitudinal qualitative research for social biography approach, such as contextualization and biographization of findings, but also its limits and possibilities of overcoming them based on the author's research experience. PB - Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd T2 - Sociologija T1 - Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Practice: Advantages, Problems and Solutions EP - 23 IS - 1 SP - 8 VL - 62 DO - 10.2298/SOC2001008T ER -
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Tomanović, S.. (2020). Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Practice: Advantages, Problems and Solutions. in Sociologija Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd., 62(1), 8-23. https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC2001008T
Tomanović S. Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Practice: Advantages, Problems and Solutions. in Sociologija. 2020;62(1):8-23. doi:10.2298/SOC2001008T .
Tomanović, Smiljka, "Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Practice: Advantages, Problems and Solutions" in Sociologija, 62, no. 1 (2020):8-23, https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC2001008T . .