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Pluralism in qualitative research: the impact of different researchers and qualitative approaches on the analysis of qualitative data
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Qualitative approaches to research in psychology and the social sciences are increasingly used. The variety of approaches incorporates different epistemologies, theoretical traditions and practices with associated analysis techniques spanning a range of theoretical and empirical frameworks. Despite the increase in mixed method approaches it is unusual for qualitative methods to be used in combination with each other. The Pluralism in Qualitative Research project (PQR) was developed in order to investigate the benefits and creative tensions of integrating diverse qualitative approaches. Among other objectives it seeks to interrogate the contributions and impact of researchers and methods on data analysis. The article presents our pluralistic analysis of a single semi-structured interview transcript. Analyses were carried out by different researchers using grounded theory, Foucauldian discourse analysis, interpretative phenomenological analysis and narrative analysis. We discuss the variation and agreement in the analysis of the data. The implications of the findings on the conduct, writing and presentation of qualitative research are discussed.
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- Authors
- Frost, N., Nolas, S. M., Brooks-Gordon, B., Esin, C., Holt, A., Mehdizadeh, L., & Shinebourne, P.
- Affiliations
- Middlesex University London (GB)
- Birkbeck, University of London, UK
- University of East London (GB)
- University of Portsmouth (GB)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Birkbeck, University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Frost, Nollaig
- Venue
- Qualitative Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2010-08
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 441-460
- ISSN
- 1468-7941 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-3109
- OpenAlex
- W2110857024
- Cited by
- 184
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 59.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Qualitative Research (publishedVersion)
- Middlesex University Research Repository (Middlesex University Of London) (acceptedVersion)
- BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London) (submittedVersion)
- Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Data Analysis and Archiving
- Keywords
- qualitative data analysis, grounded theory, Foucauldian discourse analysis, interpretative phenomenological analysis, narrative analysis
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