CHAPTER III

Research Design

Well-designed and conducted qualitative research provides new information

about phenomena, fosters insights and awareness of human experience, and provides

a rich source of knowledge that can be used to support the development of formal

frameworks and tools (Kearney, 2001). Qualitative research places the observer in the

world. It consists of a collection of interpretative, tangible actions that bring the outside

world into focus. The world is changed by these methods. They transform the world into

a collection of representations, which may include memos to oneself, field notes,

interviews, dialogues, and images. At this level, qualitative research adopts a

naturalistic, interpretative perspective on the world. In order to make sense of or

interpret occurrences in terms of the meanings individuals assign to them, qualitative

researches study things in their natural setting (Denzin&Lincoln, 2011). Given its wide-

ranging, in-depth character and the diversity of goals it pursues, it can be challenging to

provide a single, precise explanation of what qualitative research is (Sage, 1998). A

qualitative research strategy called “phenomenological research” aims to comprehend

and characterized a phenomenon’s fundamental elements. The methodology examines

human experience in daily life while putting aside the researches’ prior notions about

the phenomenon. In other words, phenomenology research investigates actual events

to learn more about how people interpret them. The premise behind phenomenological

research design is that individuals employ a common structure or essence to interpret

their experiences. For the purpose of elucidating the essence of the event under inquiry,

they interpret the participants’ emotions, perceptions, and beliefs. Any preconceived
notions the researcher may have about the experience or phenomenon must be

bracketed in phenomenological research design. To put it another way,

phenomenological research designs are used by researches to comprehend the

universality of a phenomenon. To put it another way, phenomenological research

designs are used to examine the perspectives of persons who have encountered a

phenomenon in order to comprehend its universal character. This method is frequently

used to investigate lived experience, learn more about how people think, and broaden a

researcher’ understanding of a phenomenon. For instance, a researcher might look at

issues like workplace antisocial behavior, women’s experiences with specific disease,

and many others (Bliss, 2016).

This approach is appropriate for the current study, which attempts to identify the

factors influencing GAS graduates’ reluctance to pursue a college education. In

addition, this design looks at the reasoning behind their causes and effects in detail. On

the other hand, we would be curious to learn about their opinions on their lives in the

future as well as the benefits and drawbacks of the actions they would make.
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