COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA

1. PROCESS

1.1. Identify participants and sites. Get permission to go to the site. Collect the data from interviews, observations and documents. Self-designed protocols. Administer the procedures with sensitivity.

2. PARTICIPANTS AND SITES

2.1. Select people or sites who can best help to understand the phenomenon. (Purposeful sampling).

3. WHAT INFORMATION?

3.1. Observations Interviews and questionaries. Documents. Audiovisual materials.

4. HOW TO RECORD THE DATA?

4.1. Recording through research protocols, administering data collection.

5. ADMINISTER DATA

5.1. Fiel issues: access, observing, interviews, documents, audiovisual materials.

6. ACCESS

6.1. Include in the project description a list of the interview questions.

6.2. Determine if the individuals are familiar with qualitative inquiry.

6.3. Detailed descriptions of the procedures.

6.4. Detail how much time you will spend at the research site.

6.5. Detail ways of the protection of the anonymity of participants.

6.6. Respect the research sites.

7. ETHICAL ISSUES

7.1. Research need to protect the anonymity of participants.