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Narrative - individual or group of their stories

Phenomology - group experience that share experiences
Grounder Theory -

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They all involve to some level gathering, analyzing, and sharing the perspectives and experiences of others

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DJJ ---> Narrative = Exploring life; Phenomenology= essence of the experience; Ground Theory =data from the field; Ethnography = interpreting a cultural; Case Study = analysis of multiple cases.

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DJJ ---> Narrative = Exploring life; Phenomenology= essence of the experience; Ground Theory =data from the field; Ethnography = interpreting a cultural; Case Study = analysis of multiple cases.

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the central purpose or focus of each approach

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Ethnographic- Challenge: might lose focus and subjectivity; Procedure: focuses on culture/behavior of a group
Narrative- Challenge-

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Narrative study focuses on the individuals; Phenomenology focuses on phenomenon; Grounded Theory focuses on developing a theory; Ethnography focuses on behavior of the culture-sharing group; & Case study is in-depth study of the situation

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4. The focus of the sample narrative study focused on the narrative accounts of a Chinese immigrant student.  This study is centered on the experiences of the individual studied.

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4. The focus of the sample narrative study focused on the narrative accounts of a Chinese immigrant student.  This study is centered on the experiences of the individual studied.

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3a.) Similarities: All focus on deep, impactful studies of individuals. All are qualitative in nature.

3b.) Narrative and Phenomenological focus on individuals. Grounded focuses on developing a theory. Ethnographic focuses on the behaviors of the group. Case Studies focus on...cases.

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The focus is on the experiences on the individual and her cultural identity including how parents, peers, and teachers, helped shape the child's identity

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The focus was on the experiences of a Chinese immigrant student and on how the cultural identity of this student was shaped by parents, peers, and teachers.

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4. The sample narrative study focuses on practices related to diverse humanities and social disciplines.

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WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

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Tyrana Battle and Erica Shoulders-Royster

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Tyrana Battle and Erica Shoulders-Royster

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You make a great team.

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Please take a moment and address at least one of the questions.  Remember to reference the question number you are answering.

Key Questions

1. What is a narrative study, a phenomenology, a grounded theory, an ethnography, and a case study?

2. What are the procedures and challenges to using each of the qualitative approaches?

3. What are the similarities and differences among the five approaches?

4. What is the focus in the sample narrative study?

5. How do the five approaches differ? How does a researcher choose among the five approaches for a particular study?