Qualitative Data Collection
At the heart of your research is the data or information that you need to answer your research questions and achieve your research goals. You may require direct interaction with people, tangible experiences, or indirect information found in a museum. Each type of data collected has unique procedures in which we can provide expert advice.
The Arts
What is it? Collecting data in the arts (dance/movement, music, visual, etc.) can go beyond traditional data collected in qualitative research, such as interviews and focus groups. The arts are broadly considered diverse ways of creative and aesthetic expression, and can be done by people who are trained or untrained in the arts.
Traditional categories within the arts include: decorative arts (enamelwork, furniture design, graphic arts (drawing, design, and other forms expressed on flat surfaces), literature (poetry), visual arts (painting, drawing, and sculpture), performing arts (theatre, dance, music), and music (with or without lyrics).
Some of the arts include theoretical and technical elements. These include, but are not limited to, calligraphy, dance, literature, motion picture, music, painting, sculpture, and theatre.
For the purposes of data collection, researchers with or without participants can create the arts, or it can be collected only from participants. Data collected through the arts are usually collected for arts-informed and arts-based research designs; however, data in the arts may be collected through other types of qualitative research designs. There may be equipment needed for securely collecting data in the arts, such as audio recorders, video recorders, cameras, musical instruments, and other artistic tools. Depending on your research questions, you may be exploring a type of art that is readily available through public records, while in other instances, you may be exploring the process and techniques that someone uses to create a piece of art. Whatever category of the arts is your focus, our consultants can help you understand how to prepare and collect these unique types of data.
How can we help you?
- Identify the best type of equipment needed to collect data for your arts-related project
- Develop data collection tools, electronic or manual, to organize your arts-related data
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Publications: Articles, Books, Op-ed
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Harnessing Creativity: 5 Best Practices for Qualitative Data Collection in Humanities-Based Studies
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Unveiling the Power of Qualitative Data Collection in Arts Research: 5 Steps to Get Started
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The grounded theory is an iterative process. Thus, the length of the study will depend on the number of participants, time spent on the analysis at each iteration, and recruitment process. It is not likely to complete a grounded theory in less than 3 months.
The number of participants for grounded theory varies. It is suggested to have no less than 20 participants. However, data saturation is more important than the number of participants.
Executive summaries are popularly used in businesses and other settings where reading standard elements of a research, such as literature review, methods, and analysis, are not as important as a brief synopsis for quick decision making.
Some organizations provide the main points that needs to be covered in a summary, but others do not. The main aim is to keep the summary brief, no more than 5 pages.
Some qualitative research designs use specific codes for analysis. The types of codes are also informed by your research questions.
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