be removed. As each method has its own strength, so does their limitations. Some of the usually pronounced weaknesses of the quantitative method are related to difficulties related to sensitive issues like income or sexual practice, and since many groups such as the minorities are difficult to reach, information obtained may be incomplete and/or inaccurate. Indeed, the method is both time-consuming and expensive to carry out. It is also inflexible since after the study begins, the instruments cannot
processes of getting to know phenomena existing in the world around us I shortly discuss the idea of fieldwork as a cognitive journey defined by reflexivity. When doing fieldwork the anthropologist inevitably joins the stories shared with her with personal stories, meaning that ethnographic work presents conjunction between at least two narratives at a time. Lastly, fieldwork itself is a narrative animating the story of anthropology as a discipline. Key words: fieldwork, story-telling, narrative, anthropology
The author chooses the paradigm that best cohere with his or her personal beliefs and worldview. (Slevitch, 2011) Methodology, as stated above, is defined by its ontology and epistemology (Slevitch, 2011). Guba, (cited by Slevitch, 2011) states that methodology is a theoretical and philosophical system that structures
Based on the research purpose and questions, I consider using a qualitative research approach as I seek to “make sense of or interpret phenomena regarding the meaning people bring to them” (Denzin & Lincoln, 1994: 2). According to Glesne and Peshkin (1992), qualitative researchers ‘‘seek to understand and interpret how the various participants in a social setting construct the world around them’’ (p. 6). Additionally, Creswell (2013) underscores four reasons for conducting a qualitative study, namely