This paper offers a selective overview of the increasingly popular paradigm of qualitative
research. We consider the nature of qualitative research questions, describe common …

Rationale Clinical reasoning lies at the heart of medical practice and has a long research
tradition. Nevertheless, research is scattered across diverse academic disciplines with …

Welcome to this second edition of Interviews in Qualitative Research. We have been very
gratified by the many positive responses to the first edition. Updating it has been …

I began exploring generic qualitative approaches (also called basic or interpretive; Merriam,
2009) while designing a study for my doctoral dissertation. My research topic and questions …

Reflexivity is a key feature in qualitative research, essential for ensuring rigor. As a nurse
practitioner with decades of experience with individuals who have chronic diseases, now …

Qualitative research encompasses multiple research methodologies, including ethnography,
grounded theory, case study, phenomenology, narrative inquiry, action research, and …

Purpose Professional identity formation is an on-going, integrative process underlying
trainees' experiences of medical education. Since each medical student's professional …

Context Within the social sciences, researchers increasingly build on visual methods to
explore complex phenomena and understand how people experience and give meaning to …

Purpose Safe and effective supervised practice requires a negotiated partnership between
trainees and their supervisors. Substantial work has explored how supervisors make …

Successive interventions designed to curb the spread of COVID-19 have all served to
exacerbate the demands placed upon informal carers, a population indispensable to health …