Research is the backbone of society's progress. Without it, there would be no new drugs, tech, etc. Basically, every trace of human progress could grind to a halt. However, research is only as good as ...

Introduces readers to qualitative research. Highlights the benefits of qualitative methods in dental research. Explains methods of qualitative data collection. This paper is the first in a series of ...

Cross-cultural qualitative research and translation are pivotal in bridging linguistic and cultural divides in research. This field addresses the challenges that emerge when data are collected in one ...

Walt Whitman wrote, “I am large, I contain multitudes.” In qualitative social science, this applies as both a celebration of what makes us human and as a warning of the limitations of using artificial ...

As a researcher who has used a wide variety of methodologies, I understand the importance of acknowledging that we, as researchers, do not pick the methodology; rather, the research question dictates ...

Qualitative data captures information and concepts that cannot be easily described by numbers, to better understand a phenomenon of interest from different perspectives. This data may include people's ...