Understanding the importance of collecting qualitative data creatively

Authors

Elizabeth J. Halcomb, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

105448

Publication Details

Halcomb, E. (2016). Understanding the importance of collecting qualitative data creatively. Nurse Researcher, 23 (3), 6-7.

Abstract

IN ITS broadest sense, qualitative research encompasses any study that does not use statistical methods or quantify results (Strauss and Corbin 1990). Qualitative researchers undertake their work in the natural setting, attempting to understand or interpret phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them.