...At this letfel, qualitative research involves an interpretive, naturalistic approach to the world. This means that qualitative researchers study things...phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them.7 Qualitative research involves the studied use and collection of a variety of empirical materials...

...including field notes, interviews, conversations, photographs, recordings, and memos to the self. [ . . . ] This means that qualitative researchers study things...natural settings, attempting to make sense of, or to interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them. (p. 3) Cuba and Lincoln (1998)...

...language of occupational therapy are consistent with those of qualitative research inquiries. She stated: 'Qualitative researchers study things in their natural...phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them' (Denzin & Lincoln 1994), and 'Enabling occupation means collaborating with people to choose, organize...

...lived experiences of individuals in a variety of settings. Like qualitative research, participatory researchers 'study things in their natural settings,...phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them' (Denzin and Lincoln 1994: 2). These methods are of particular value when combined with a grounded theory...

...following: I Qualitative research is a situated activity that locates the observer in the world . . . qualitative researchers study things in their natural settings, attempting to make sense of, or to interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them. (p. 3) and later continue: and...

...be offered. EVALUATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH Qualitative research is multi-method in focus, involving an interpretive, naturalistic...settings, attempting to make sense of or interpret these things in terms of the meanings people bring to them. Qualitative research involves the studied...

...time, they expect to be excited and surprised (Finlay, 2006a). Denzin and Lincoln (1994, p. 2) state that: 'Qualitative researchers study things in their...phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them.' They start with open research questions rather than having a hypothesis to test. Rich, textured description...

...research as a "situated activity that locates the observer in the world," where the researchers are "attempting to make sense of, or interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them" in natural settings. On the other hand, qualitative research is often being defined through its relation...

...self. At this level, qualitative research involves an interpretive, naturalistic approach to the world. This means that qualitative researchers study things...phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them. (2005a, p. 3) This seems to be a good definition of what qualitative research is about. Nevertheless,...