COLLECTING DATA THROUGH OBSERVATION,

INTERVIEW AND OTHER METHOD

COLLECTING DATA

 Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring

information on variables of interest, in an established systematic
fashion that enables one to answer stated research questions, test
hypotheses, and evaluate outcomes.

There are a lot of method in Collecting Data in Qualitative

Research, mostly observation and interview are the method used
when collecting data.

OBSERVATION

 the action or process of observing something or someone carefully

or in order to gain information.

 Is classified as a participatory study, because the researcher has

to immerse herself in the setting where her respondents are, while
taking notes and/or recording.

INTERVIEWS

 Interview as a technique of data collection is very popular and

extensively used in every field of social research.

 Instead of writing the response, the interviewee or subject gives

the needed information verbally in a face-to-face relationship. The
dynamics of interviewing, however, involves much more than an oral
questionnaire.
 QUESTIONNAIRE

 Questionnaire provides the most speedy and simple technique of

gathering data about groups of individuals scattered in a wide and
extended field.

 In this method, a questionnaire form is sent usually by post to the

persons concerned, with a request to answer the questions and
return the questionnaire.

SCHEDULE

 Schedule is one of the very commonly used tools of data collection

in scientific investigation.

 Schedule has been used for collection of personal preferences,

social attitudes, beliefs, opinions, behaviour patterns, group
practices and habits and much other data.

CASE STUDY METHOD

 The case study is a form of qualitative analysis involving the very

careful and complete observation of a person, a situation or an
institution.

 Case study is a method of exploring and analyzing the life of a

social unit, be that a person, a family, an institution, cultural group
or even entire community.