Qualitative Research Approaches Matrix Section 1 Complete the Qualitative Research Approaches Matrix Template for the four approaches 1. Generic qualitative inquiry 2. Qualitative case study 3. Grounded theory and realism 4. Phenomenology and heuristic inquiry. Some of the cells have been pre-populated with sample entries or with prompts to help you focus your comparisons. Section 2 Complete the Qualitative Research Approaches Matrix Template for the four approaches 1. Social constructionism and narrative inquiry 2. Systems theory 3. Ethnography/autoethnography 4. Interactive and participatory qualitative applications Section 3 Write a 2- to 3-page narrative. In your narrative, be sure to respond to the following: • Summarize the similarities and differences among the approaches from section 1 and 2 • Describe how the development of the matrix affects the choose of an approach on a qualitative research plan. • Identify which approach to use for a research question. “it is not known if social development skills in higher education is related to low retention levels”. • Describe the rationale for the choice of approach.
