¶ … high level of anecdotal data and loose interpretation involved. For any serious study, what we want is quantitative or scientific research. For a research to be truly effective, it must the following criteria:
"There must be a felt difficulty or problem to be addressed
There must be a location and definition of the felt difficulty
One must suggest solutions (hypotheses) to the problem
Using deductive reasoning one must predict the consequences of the various suggested solutions
One must test the hypothesis in action" (Blumenfeld, p. 119)
With qualitative research, there can be several challenges starting from proper research hypotheses to research data analysis. This is because qualitative research doesn't have numbers or facts included. It is purely based on interviews, life stories, anecdotes and such other expressive data which cannot be easily...
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