2024-12-23
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Advances in Educational Research and Evaluation (AERE) (eISSN: 2661-4693) is an open access, continuously published, international, refereed journal publishing original peer-reviewed scholarly articles that are of general significance to the education research community and the theoretical, methodological, or policy interest to those engaged in educational policy analysis, evaluation, and decision making. The aim of the journal is to increase understanding of learning in pre-primary, primary, high school, college, university and adult education, and to contribute to the improvement of educational processes and outcomes. The journal seeks to promote cross-national and international comparative educational research by publishing findings relevant to the scholarly community, as well as to practitioners and others interested in education.
AERE welcomes submissions of the highest quality, reflecting a wide range of perspectives, topics, contexts, and methods, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work. All articles submitted to AERE will undergo a double-blind peer review, and all published articles can be read and downloaded for free.
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2022-04-21
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Current Issue
Review

Pages 303-317
Qualitative research offers invaluable tools to explore the depth and complexity of human experiences, social interactions, and contextual influences. This paper examines four central qualitative data collection methods: interviews, focus groups, observation, and document analysis, highlighting their purposes, processes, strengths, and challenges. Interviews facilitate a detailed exploration of individual perceptions and lived experiences, while focus groups leverage group dynamics to uncover collective meanings and social norms. Observation allows researchers to document real-world behaviours, interactions, and contextual factors that participants may be unaware of or unable to articulate. Document analysis provides access to historical, institutional, and personal records, offering naturally occurring data that contextualise and corroborate findings from other methods. This paper also discusses key ethical considerations and the importance of triangulation in enhancing credibility and depth. By integrating these complementary methods, qualitative researchers can construct a nuanced, multidimensional understanding of complex social phenomena, thereby contributing to educational research and broader social science enquiry. This review serves as a practical guide for scholars who are particularly new to qualitative research or those transitioning from quantitative approaches, seeking to harness the richness of qualitative research to investigate human behaviour and meaning-making in diverse contexts.
ISSN: 2661-4693 Abbreviation: Adv Educ Res Eval Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Sergei Abramovich(USA) Publishing Frequency: Continuous publication Article Processing Charges (APC): Click here for more details Publishing Model: Open Access |