Topic

The Position of the Researcher in Qualitative Research

Instructions

Write a critical reflection paper on The Position of the Researcher in Qualitative Research.

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Horace Miner and Douglas Avella- Castro are addressing the same problems of how the position of the researchers influences the methodology and interpretation of the things they observe and find about the specimen or phenomenon they are studying. They are concerned with how qualitative research is exposed to high risks of biased and political interpretation thus subtly challenging researchers to rethink the position they assume when conductive qualitative research about communities because when they ignore the context of how the community members view the issue, then there will be gaps in their insights and the interpretation can lead to good or harm on the community being studied.

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