Hello, I am looking for someone to write an essay on Mental health practice. It needs to be at least 3000 words.Download file to see previous pages... Qualitative research is typically taken to be exe

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Qualitative research is typically taken to be exemplified by the social survey and by experimental investigations. Qualitative Research tends to be associated with participant observation and unstructured in depth interviewing. Qualitative data consist of words and observations, not numbers. As with all data, analysis and interpretation are required to bring order and understanding. This requires creativity, discipline and a systematic approach. It is often called content analysis.The aim of Qualitative Data Analysis is that of collating data collected and making it applicable to research and development. The target audience when intelligently tapped yields a plethora of information which needs to be systematically and logically disseminated, sifted and made into a coherent whole. The entire process is not empirical – but highly logical. This data is primarily narrative. It is derived from a number of sources, individualistic and groups. It comprises either spoken words or written words, sometimes both together. Data collection through individuals and groups maybe done through objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) or Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). There may also be comments, or first hand accounts, eliciting information through phrases or textual paragraphs or by way of individuals one on ones. The last named elicit data in the form of summary or transcription from the spoken word.

the spoken word.

The same methodology applies to group discussions wherein target of

focus groups are subject to detailed questionnaires which provide enormous

amount of data. Multiple Choice Questions, Frequently Asked Questions,

comments, or first hand accounts eliciting information through phrases or textual

paragraphs or by way of Group Discussions all form part of the same

methodology

Jottings, diary entries, notes and sub notes, observations and journalistic

writings are also invaluable sources of data collections. Watch and wait methods

which provide field notes, and descriptive accounts are indispensable to data

collection. Again, the use of the written word from documents, articles, reports,

newspaper clippings are of immense help to the data collector. First hand

experiences and stories are again of ample help. Lastly, to lend a semblance of

realism one relies on case studies to provide that extra flavour of day to day life.

Once the data is in hand, the next step is to make it useful. It is not that all

the data collected is of sufficient utility or valuable to be used but it has to be

properly read and re read before requisite information can be garnered from it. It

is obvious that the spoken word depends largely on the mode of answering

questions as well as the mood of both the persons asking and the one answering.

Thus a degree of subjectivity creeps in the oral word while the written

answers dispense with subjectivity. The data once identified is then analysed to

be made attributable to the purpose of collection. In other words, it is made to

focus on the job at hand through topics, period of time as well as particular event.

Similarly, the data collated in terms of cases individuals or groups runs the

risk of the age factor being misrepresented which amounts to a great deal of

confusion. In such a scenario greater credence is given to the written word.

Often after analysis if it is found that relevant data is rather meager, then

data collection has to be done all over again. This can get very tedious. The

researcher needs to have an inherent patience while doing field work. Collection

of qualitative data can be very difficult and often confusing. An important aspect

of collating and analysing data is creating a link between categories created

through the commonality of patterns and other similarities.