ISBN:
9783319137797
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (247 pages).
Series Statement:
Social Indicators Research Series Volume 55
Series Statement:
Social Indicators Research Ser. v.55
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.072
Keywords:
Quality of life -- Research
;
Research -- Methodology
;
Qualitative research
;
Quality of life ; Research
;
Research ; Methodology
;
Qualitative research
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This volume explores the use and relevance of qualitative methods for the study of quality of life. It analyzes the role of qualitative researcher and the role of the context and the culture in quality of life studies. It presents the use of qualitative methods in real projects carried out in specific fields: geography, health, community studies, labor life and yoga. Finally, the book proposes the use of mixed methods that are considered as the third methodological approach in social research. The main purpose of using qualitative methods is to understand what it means for participants to be involved in certain events, situations and actions. Such methods help understand the context in which participants act and the influence of that context on their actions. The decision to use a particular methodology implies a philosophic, theoretical and political decision. Qualitative methodology constitutes an approach that is essential for understanding people's experiences of well-being and discovering new issues related to quality of life.
Abstract:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I -- Theory and Methodology -- Chapter-1 -- Relevance of the Use of Qualitative Methods in the Study of Quality of Life -- 1.1 The Challenge of the Research -- 1.2 The Quality of Life Field -- 1.3 The Use of Qualitative Methodology in the Study of Quality of Life -- 1.4 Qualitative Studies in Quality of Life at the Applied Research in Quality of Life, Official Journal of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS) -- 1.5 Qualitative Studies in Quality of Life at the Research Program on Quality of Life, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, Argentina -- 1.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter-2 -- The Qualitative Researcher in the Quality of Life Field -- 2.1 Subjectivity and Persons -- 2.2 Participation of the Researcher in Every Stage of the Research: The Importance of Transcri -- 2.3 Three Dimensions for Analyzing the Qualitative Researcher's Role -- 2.3.1 Personal Dimension -- 2.3.2 Professional Dimension -- 2.3.3 Political Dimension -- 2.4 Following up the Initiation in Research of Young Graduate and Post-Graduate Students -- 2.4.1 The University-Research-Quality of Life Relationship -- 2.4.2 Insertion of the Young Students in the Scenario of Research -- 2.4.3 Role of a Tutor -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter-3 -- The Role of Context and Culture in Quality of Life Studies -- 3.1 Culture -- 3.2 Identity Regarded as a Value and Values Regarded as Components of Identity -- 3.3 Quality of Life and Culture -- 3.4 The Impact of Culture in the Work of a Qualitative Researcher -- 3.5 Summing Up -- References -- Chapter-4 -- Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Quality of Life Studies -- 4.1 Perspective and Points of View in the Quality of Life Research -- 4.2 Triangulation -- 4.3 Mixed Methods.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. Description based on print version record
