Otani Takashi
Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University.
Yakugaku Zasshi. 2017;137(6):653-658. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.16-00224-1.
The article is an in-depth explanation of qualitative research, an approach increasingly prevalent among today's research communities. After discussing its present spread within the health sciences, the author addresses: 1. Its definition. 2. Its characteristics, as well as its theoretical and procedural background. 3. Its procedures. 4. Differences between qualitative and quantitative approaches. 5. Mixed methods incorporating quantitative research. And in conclusion: 6. The importance of establishing an epistemological perspective in qualitative research.
本文是对定性研究的深入阐释，定性研究是当今研究界越来越普遍采用的一种方法。在讨论了其目前在健康科学领域的传播情况后，作者论述了：1. 其定义。2. 其特征，以及其理论和程序背景。3. 其程序。4. 定性和定量方法之间的差异。5. 纳入定量研究的混合方法。最后：6. 在定性研究中确立认识论视角的重要性。
