Please assist clarify my confusion, I am a novice researcher and I have quantitative background. I doing qualitative for the first time. I want to use content analysis for policy documents, narrative analysis for interviews, and framework analysis for the questionnaires in one study.
Can 3 different qualitative methods be used in one study or I can use one of the 3 and use it on policy document, interview and questionnaire cause the more I read the more it seems I can use one method.
Here is the link to an article I wrote using this methodological approach. I hope you can use it as a guide.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281092719_ARRIAZU_R_2015_European_Education_Policy_A_Historical_and_Critical_Approach_to_Understanding_the_Impact_of_Neoliberalism_in_Europe
Sizwe,
It is not whether you can use all the methodologies listed, the final and best answer is which one best suits the study. You have to take time and decide the best course of action for the study and move forward. What you may find is mixed methods will best suit your study. Remember, it will not be your last study just the beginning.
First, I would see framework analysis as a variety of content analysis, but not one which using counting. So, if you want to count things in the document analysis, that would be quite different from using a more qualitative approach such as framework analysis for open-ended responses to a questionnaire.
When you say you want to do this within one study, that is less problematic than trying to combine this much complexity into a single publishable article. So, I recommend considering what you will do with the results as a crucial aspect of thinking about how you will design the study.
Sizwe,
If it's qualitative analysis that you are planning on using as the adopted method for your research it's quite good for you to analyze those set parameters with their matching methods. This will lead you to adopted a mix or multiple method approach which is acceptable in research. Your content analysis will sure focus on the primary data i.e the company policy while the others focuses on their related paths. I have read Reuben's write up on the methods and I will recommend you also do the same. It will really open your eyes better on the methods. Good luck.
Hi Sizwe,
Perhaps this link will be useful:
https://books.google.com/books?id=bOLFDQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=qualitative+creswell&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi59eXW8NfcAhVI7qwKHT4UA-oQuwUIQDAD#v=onepage&q=qualitative%20creswell&f=false
Have a great day!
--Adrian
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