Previous research has used various methodologies to study learning experiences including Interpretive phenomenology, descriptive ethnography, narrative and critical incidents etc. I am confused which one is more suitable to study for exploring the learning experiences of entrepreneurs in small and medium enterprises in terrorism struck harsh environment like Kyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and Afghanistan etc.
Response from senior colleagues will be highly appreciated.
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Arif
The selection of methodology depends on the nature of the research problem.Since this is a terrorism struck environment, it will be very difficult to conduct a study based on a large sample and hence, your study can only be exploratory in nature.Under such circumstances, you also do not need to be a prisoner of a particular method, as such, it is critical to base the study on pragmatism to allow for flexibility in order to adapt the methods to the unstable and uneven circumstances you may encounter in the field.
I would also like to add that is you are trying to explore all of the various and different learning experiences of entrepreneurs then phenomenography would be a nice method to explore that study. However, if you are focusing more on the small and medium enterprises in terrorism struck harsh environment then phenomenology would be a better fit methodology.
Agree with Nikita, The question of selection should based on research questions Best way is to do interpretive phenomenography conduct a small scale study.
Thank you all for your valuable input. I have begun to focus on phenomenology.
It seems to me, it is important that these entrepreneurs can exchange their experiences, reflect on them and get to relevant insights (maybe for some individual or common action steps which they see as wishful and possible). Such an activity (almost like a focus group or a community of practice) can be accompanied by a descriptive research concerning conditions, process, content and outcomes. Based on a sample of such kind of case-descriptions some relevant insights concerning this approach can be formulated and evaluated to improve future practice.
Maybe the model I described in the attached publication could be helpful for the exchange process in the group settings, although you have to adopt it to your circumstances. Wishing you and the people under concern all the best in this undesirable circumstances.
Article The Intended Way of Learning in Supervision Seen as a Model
Dear Arif
In the following two papers is shown the results of a learning methodology of service to entrepreneurs to foster entrepreneurship among university students. Perhaps, this service attitude of students can improve collaboration and relationships in these countries.
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How about auto/biographical narrative enquiry. You could even bring yourself into the text. Please see my book with Barbara Merrill, Using Biographical Methods in Social Research. London: Sage. This might help.
I like the idea of working with biografical methods and would support Lindens comment. At the moment I am using biografical methods to get our students focusing on their learning experience and be able to learn from others biografical experiences.
To study the learning experiences of entrepreneurs could be measured quantitatively but qualitatively is more suitable because it will bring out other dynamics of their lived experiences of entrepreneurs. You can use phenomenology as a theoretical lens and phenomenology as research methodological lens. Or you can employ the narrative-based inquiry or life history as a qualitative approach for your study.
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