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Conducting Qualitative Studies Using Theory and Previous Research

A Study Reexamined

Donn Weinholtz

University of Iowa

Charles P. Friedman

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Interpreting qualitative data in the context of existing theories is a process frequently alluded to, but rarely discussed in detail. This article is a case study illustrating how existing theories and researchfindings were used to enrich a qualitative, preassessment study examining effective teaching by at tending physicians. The investigators advocate an approach in which preliminary theoretical assumptions and orienting concepts are explicitly statedprior to conducting fieldwork. These assumptions and concepts are then modified during an initial pilot phase of study from which more focused theoretical perspectives and key orientingprinciples emerge. The remainder of thefield experience is usedfor refinement of these perspectives and principles, which serve as the final results of the study.

Evaluation & the Health Professions, Vol. 8, No. 2, 149-176 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/016327878500800203
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