Qualitative Research and Speech-Language Pathology: A Tutorial for the Clinical Realm

As an analytic paradigm, qualitative research offers much to clinical speech-language pathology. This paradigm has a long history of use in the social sciences, and it is well suited to address the complex issues of speech, language, and communication. As an introduction to this forum on qualitative...

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Published in:American journal of speech-language pathology 2003-05, Vol.12 (2), p.131-143
Main Authors: Damico, Jack S, Simmons-Mackie, Nina N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology, Cultural
Behavior Patterns
Communication
Data collection
Discipline
Education, Medical, Continuing
Handbooks
Humans
Models, Psychological
Pathology
Qualitative Research
Social interaction
Social sciences
Speech Language Pathology
Speech therapy
Speech-Language Pathology - education
Traditions
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Summary:As an analytic paradigm, qualitative research offers much to clinical speech-language pathology. This paradigm has a long history of use in the social sciences, and it is well suited to address the complex issues of speech, language, and communication. As an introduction to this forum on qualitative research, this article provides an operational definition of qualitative research, discusses the primary distinguishing traits of this research paradigm, and describes six viable traditions of inquiry for our application. Additionally, numerous qualitative studies within our field are considered, and five potential reasons for the increased use of qualitative research studies in our discipline are discussed.
ISSN:1058-0360
1558-9110
DOI:10.1044/1058-0360(2003/060)