Reflexivity and Researcher's Voice In Qualitative Research
A key feature of qualitative research is that the entire research process involves reflection and the researcher has a primary role in the research. According to Watt (2007) and Ritchie et al. (2013), a qualitative research is done with the primary objective being to understand and get insights on human phenomena, aspects of and nature of human experiences and the dynamic nature of process-oriented elements in human live. As a result, qualitative research is interpretive and doing a qualitative research means questioning the way humans experience the world and understand better the world. Qualitative research would therefore be credited for presenting us with the plausible possibility of understanding that makes the living-experience better and improved contact with the world.
Despite the crucial role of qualitative research, this type of research doesn't involve following rules, as the case with quantitative research (Watt, 2007; Knapik, 2006). However, the absence of rules and guidelines, should not be construed for anything goes or wholesale relativity. The absence of rules and guidelines simply means researchers often have to conduct their research within guidelines that incline towards an "it depends" model (Watt, 2007). This means that, researcher using qualitative methods have to work within a model in which ambiguity has to be accommodated and at time, valued. This means in some situations, the researcher will not get definitive answers because they are not available and they cannot be expected and further discussions, debate, and disagreements are...
This brings in reflection, a distinguishing feature of qualitative research. Reflexivity is a process that involves examination of both the researcher as part of the research, and the relationship with the research (Lewis, 2015; Eriksson & Kovalainen, 2015; Phelan & Kinsella, 2013). For the researcher searching the self means examination of the conceptual baggage, presumptions and assumptions, and how these impacts on the decisions made in the research, especially on the selection and the wording and structuring of questions used in the data collection tools. These are vital because they are the basis of researcher's bias. Reflection on the research relationship involves the researcher's relationship with the respondents, and how the dynamics of the relationship impact on the responses provided by the respondents.
Reflexivity is important because, the researcher being a human being is prone to biasness. One therefore has to be careful, open, and honest about the research experience. However, how does one really overcome bias when they have formed a pre-conception about a topic, especially when they have lived or experienced the research topic?
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