Critical reflections on the rise of qualitative research

Pope, C.; Mays, N.

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Critical reflections on the rise of qualitative research

Pope, C., Mays, N.·2009·BMJ

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Sixteen years ago Catherine Pope and Nicholas Mays were arguing for greater use of qualitative techniques in health research. Now they are concerned that the methods aren’t always used appropriately

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The Framework Method has often been conflated with a deductive approach to qualitative analysis.
“Perhaps because the Framework Method is so obviously systematic, it has often, as other commentators have noted, been conflated with a deductive approach to qualitative analysis [13,14].”
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In “Critical reflections on the rise of qualitative research” (p. 3), Pope and Mays say Framework can sometimes be very deductive and contrast that with the inductive strength of qualitative analysis. They do not say that it has often been conflated with a deductive approach, or describe that association as a misconception. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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Authors: Pope, C., & Mays, N.
Affiliations: University of Southampton (GB)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
Corresponding author: Pope, C.
ORCID: Pope, C.
Venue: BMJ
Publisher: BMJ
Published: 2009-09-15
Volume: 339
Issue: sep15 2
Pages: b3425-b3425
ISSN: 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3425
OpenAlex: W2155988134
Cited by: 111
References: 26
Citations by year: 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 12
FWCI: 56.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: BMJ (publishedVersion)
LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (submittedVersion)
Funders: University of Southampton
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Methodologies in Health Research and Practice
Keywords: qualitative research, health research methodology

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