Vancouver Versión en línea Assign the information to the right group por DANIEL Lemus Avila 1 Narrative 2 Phenomenology 3 Grounded Theory 4 Ethnography 5 Case Study 6 Action Research Restores a story using a chronological plot Challenge: to uncover the "figure under the carpet" Focus on the lives of individuals as told through their own stories Objective: UNDERSTANDING the essence of the experience Does not provide explanations but raises awareness about a specific experience Example: "The emotional effect of children having a disabled parent" An new possible explanation emerges from the data that is collected Analyzes data through open, axial and selective coding Focus: be able to link or interrelate different categories of data After categorizing some data, the researcher is able to find the CORE concept Uses a Zig-Zag method: data collection and analysis, then go back again It involves living with and living like those who are studied The people under investigation have something in common, like religion or location A cultural parameter is suspected of affecting the population‟s response to solve their related problems It should adopt an emic approach The results are expressed as if they were described by one member of the study group One of the most recognizable forms of knowledge-production in the world It is used in psychology (clinical), medicine (specific conditions), law (special cases) or politics (reports) At the end the goal is to present an example to follow, or a "lesson learned" from the event It follows: Plan --> Act --> Observe --> Reflect (and then --> Plan etc.) Within each cycle: use multiple data sources and try to disprove the interpretations arising from earlier cycles It has to be able to respond to the emerging needs of the situation The researcher or observer is usually involved as active participant in the research process Goal: to focus efforts to improve the quality of a system, program or organization.