Why are hypotheses typically not formulated in qualitative research, and what is typically used instead?
Hypotheses are typically not formulated in qualitative research because qualitative research is conducted for description, exploration, and discovery. Instead of hypotheses, qualitative researchers pose research questions and some of these research questions even emerge as the study progresses. On the other hand, while a qualitative researcher is in the field, some hypotheses may be inductively generated and later tested. Here are some additional study questions that publisher accidentally left out of the book. They should be included in your study. 3.18. What are the components of a research plan, and what is contained in each component? I. Introduction (it includes a statement of the topic, problem, prior literature, statement of the research purpose, the research questions, and any hypotheses). II. Method (it includes information on the research participants, the data collection instruments, the apparatus used, if any, in the research study, and the procedure followed in carrying ou
