Generalization in Qualitative Research
- 1. GENERALIZATION IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Submitted to: Prof. Agnes Montalbo Rizal Technological University Submitted by: Analiza Aquino
- 2. Definition:Generalization A statement or claim of some sort that applies to more than one individual, group, object or situation.
- 3. Value: Generalization • Allows the researcher to have expectations. • Sometimes to make predictions Although a generalization might not be true in every case, it describes, more often than not, what we would expect to find.
- 4. Limitation: Qualitative Research There is seldom methodological justification for generalizing the findings of a particular study. Thus, replication of qualitative research is very important.
- 5. Eisner points out… Not only ideas can be generalized, also skills and images. • Skill can be generalized when we apply it in a different situation than the one which we learned the skill.
- 6. Eisner points out… Not only ideas can be generalized, also skills and images. • “…the creation of an image – a vivid portrait of excellent teaching, for example – can become a prototype that can be used in the education of teachers or for the appraisal of teaching.” --Eisner
- 7. Quantitative vs Qualitative In Quantitative research, the researcher generalizes from the sample under investigation to the population of interest. In Qualitative research, the practitioner who judges the applicability of the research’s findings and conclusions and who determines whether the findings fit his/her situation.
- 8. Note • Not all qualitative researchers look at generalizing in the same way • Some are less concerned with the question of whether their findings are generalizable, but rather with the question to which other settings and subjects they are generalizable.
- 9. Qualitative Investigators • They are less definitive • They are less certain about the conclusions drawn from the research • Conclusions for them are viewed as ideas to be shared, discussed and investigated further. • Modification in different circumstances and under different conditions will almost always be necessary.
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