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Muddling Through the Passage of Qualitative Research: Experiences of a Novice Researcher

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  • Richa Saxena

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The article is written as a travelogue by the author while exploring the passage of qualitative research in her maiden independent research work—her dissertation. The author describes in the article how her journey of qualitative research took shape right from the take-off point: the choice of topic and methodology to the data collection, analysis and presentation of the findings. The article also throws light on the various experiences of the researcher during the journey including the issues and challenges faced by her in different stages of the study like the research proposal stage, data collection stage and the data analysis stage. The objective of the article is to familiarize the qualitative researchers, who are currently at the beginner stage, with the possible issues and pitfalls of qualitative research process. For that the author has used her own experiences to explain the nuances of the process. In the article, the author also highlights that irrespective of the challenges faced in the process how the research study helped her in developing herself as a better researcher and a wiser person, making her efforts fruitful and providing her a sense of achievement.

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  • Richa Saxena, 2017. "Muddling Through the Passage of Qualitative Research: Experiences of a Novice Researcher," Vision, , vol. 21(3), pages 314-322, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:vision:v:21:y:2017:i:3:p:314-322
    DOI: 10.1177/0972262917721423
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