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Chapter 12 by Levitt (2016), and Sections 3.1,3.2  “Pros and Cons of Observational Research” and “Types of Observational Research” in section 3.4 of the Newman (2016) textbook. 

View the following videos: Different Qualitative Approaches (Links to an external site.) and When to Use a Qualitative Research Design? Four Things to Consider (Links to an external site.).

Then, determine from the list below your assigned qualitative research design based on the first letter of your last name:

A-F: Ethnography (my topic)

Using the Research Methods research guide’s list of suggested articles, look for information about your assigned qualitative research design.

Evaluate the features of the design and what kinds of research topics it is suitable for.

Explain the data collection and data analysis methods used in the design.

Cite at least one scholarly/peer-reviewed article about the design and one published research study that used the design, for a total of at least two scholarly/peer-reviewed journal articles.

Document your sources in APA Style

• Peer 1 

The qualitative design that I was assigned to discuss was the Phenomenology approach. A main principle of Phenomenology is that scientific knowledge should begin from a point of unbiased description of the subject matter (Wertz, 2005). Researchers use epochs, the idea of setting aside prior scientific assumptions, in order to understand “the things themselves” (Wertz, 2005). The creator of the Phenomenology approach was named Edmund Husserl and his goal was to use pure logic in his scientific approach (Kinkaid, 2020). The ways that researches collect data for the Phenomenology design is through first person verbal or written descriptions or drawings of a participant’s experiences with certain phenomena (Wertz, 2005). This information can be collected and analyzed by researchers through semi- structured interviews and then put through a coding scheme (Bull. 2021). This coding scheme is known as coding to theme creation (Wertz, 2005).  The participants who give these interviews must have direct exposure with the experience being researched (Wertz, 2005). Some viable topics that could be researched through this design would be skin picking in people with Prader-Willi syndrome, and the problem of recidivism among people with schizophrenia (Bull, 2021). Phenomenology can provide information and context to experiences that individuals have to certain phenomena (Wertz, 2005). Research done by L. E Bull, C. Oliver and K.A. Woodcock used the Phenomenology approach to provide reasons why individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome pick at their skin and came up with some management approaches on how to get these individuals to stop picking at their skin (Bull, 2021).

PEER 2 

Ethnography is a qualitative method that focuses on the customs and culture of people around the world. I think this approach is one of my favorites because I love anthropology and this reminds me of it a lot. In order to be successful with this research approach, you will have to use participant observation. You will be able to discover how people in different cultures interact with each other, the dos and don’ts of the culture, etc. The approach is very interesting and important because your job is to visit different places, some not fully discovered yet, and watch how people live day to day in their culture. I love how hands-on the approach is because you can get a better understanding of people by observing them and also being in their environment. In Urban Ethnography: Legacies and Challenges (Ocejo, R, 2019)Richard showcased how researchers used the method. Mainly urban ethnography was explained, however, it wasn’t drastically different than what I’ve read about ethnography.