Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Qual Health Res. 2011 Jul;21(7):968-75. doi: 10.1177/1049732310395607. Epub 2011 Jan 25.
This article, from a keynote address, is the result of some of the things which I learned about qualitative research during my many years of doing and teaching it. The main point I make is that qualitative researchers should present a good story which is based on evidence but focused on meaning rather than measurement. In qualitative inquiry, the researchers' selves are involved, their experiences become a resource. Researchers cannot distance themselves from the other participants, although they cannot fully present their meaning and experience. I also discuss voice, paradigm, and innovation as potentially problematic issues in qualitative research. These are terms often used but not always examined for their meaning in qualitative inquiry. If researchers are aware and sensitive, rather than overemotional or self-absorbed, qualitative research can be enlightening, person-centered, and humanistic.
本文是一篇主题演讲的内容，是我多年来从事和教授定性研究过程中学到的一些东西的总结。我主要的观点是，定性研究者应该呈现一个好的故事，这个故事基于证据，但重点是意义而不是测量。在定性探究中，研究者的自我是参与其中的，他们的经验成为一种资源。研究者不能与其他参与者保持距离，尽管他们不能完全呈现他们的意义和经验。我还讨论了声音、范式和创新，这些都是定性研究中潜在的有问题的问题。这些术语经常被使用，但在定性探究中并不总是检查它们的含义。如果研究者是有意识和敏感的，而不是过于情绪化或自我关注，定性研究可以是启发性的、以人为主的和人文的。
