Pursuing both breadth and depth in qualitative research: Illustrated by a study of the Experience of Intimate Caring for a Loved one with Alzheimer's Disease

Authors: Todres, L. and Galvin, K.T.

Journal: International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Volume: 4

Pages: 1-11

ISSN: 1609-4069

Abstract:

In this article, the authors explore the methodological and epistemological tensions between breadth and depth with reference to a study into the experience of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. They consider the benefits and limitations of each of two phases of the study: a generic qualitative study of narrative breadth and a descriptive phenomenological study of lifeworld depth into selected phenomena. The article concludes with a reflection on the kinds of distinctive knowledge generated by each of these two phases and the benefits of their complementary relationship with one another.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/1164/

http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/4_2/pdf/todres.pdf

Source: Manual

Preferred by: Les Todres