Arceli Rosario
Adventist University of the Philippines (PH)
Gracel Ann Salangsang-Saban
Adventist University of the Philippines (PH)
Collective reflections: Unveiling Reflexivity in Collaborative Qualitative Research
Qualitative research “is guided by the researcher’s set of beliefs and feelings about the world” (Denzin & Lincoln, 2005, p. 22). Hence, reflecting on and formulating philosophical paradigm is critical to qualitative research (Creswell, 2013; Merriam, 2009). While it is customary for a qualitative researcher to write self-reflexivity for their study, it can be tricky and challenging when several people from different walks of life collaborate on the same project. How do we make sure the research is not heavily influenced by a certain worldview or perspective?
One of the challenges of qualitative researchers is to secure and maintain the focus on the research phenomenon, which is not overshadowed by the researcher’s own agenda. How do qualitative researchers establish common ground when the worldviews are different? How to make sure that research is as true to its purpose and not overshadowed by the researcher’s own agenda. How do we establish common ground when our worldviews are different?
In this panel discussion, our team would like to engage qualitative researchers in a conversation regarding the reflexivity in collaborative qualitative research, specifically the impact of reflexivity on the quality of qualitative research, the complexity of multiple research perspectives, and the effective strategies in reflexivity for collaborative studies.
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Qualitative data analysis and mixed studies: Can Iramuteq software be an asset?
Ana Pereira Antunes1, Adalberto González Martín2, Jesús Relwani Moreno2, África Borges2
1Departament of Psychology University of Madeira, University Research Center in Psychology University of Algarve, Research Center on Child Studies University of Minho, Portugal
2Departament of Clinical Psychology, Psychobiology, and Methodology, University of La Laguna, Spain
Mixed methods research (MMR) has been referred to psychology as a preferential trend, resulting from the current acceptance of qualitative methods (QM). However, MMR are not new in Psychology, but , in practice, it does not seem so disseminated (Creamer & Reeping, 2020). In fact, Creamer and Reeping (2020) recognized the diversity in conducting and reporting mixed studies, and the difficulty it may represent when publishing studies in some academic journals. Accordingly, they finished their article with this recommendation:
Researchers in psychology who are anxious to find publishing venues that are open to mixed methods do well to scour the aims statement of journals to find those that invite innovation, encourage interdisciplinary scholarship, and acknowledge an interest not only in quantitative approaches, but in qualitative and mixed methods research as well. (Creamer & Reeping, 2020, para. 15)
Concerning QM, the situation is not different. For instance, a literature review about qualitative research publications in School Psychology, conducted by Sabnis et al. (2023), revealed that, despite the increase of qualitative articles publications, there were only 3% of publications in that area. Currently, qualitative researchers, namely researchers in School Psychology, are encouraged to experience new forms of QM and to go beyond conventional methods (Sabnis & Wolgemuth, 2024).
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