The main kinds of qualitative research include:
- Action Research: Researcher actively participates and collaborates with subjects to study and make changes in real-time situations.
- Phenomenological Research: Focuses on understanding people's lived experiences and the meaning they give to those experiences.
- Ethnographic Research: Involves immersive observation to study cultures and social behaviors within groups.
- Case Study: In-depth analysis of individuals, groups, or events to understand contexts, processes, and outcomes.
- Narrative Research: Collecting and analyzing stories to understand how people make sense of their experiences.
- Grounded Theory: Developing theories inductively by systematically collecting and analyzing data.
- Focus Groups: Group discussions to reveal attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions on a topic.
- Historical Research: Examining past events through documents and artifacts to understand causes and impacts.
These types are widely used across various fields to explore human behavior, culture, experiences, and social phenomena in depth.
