Research Paper on:
Methodology For Ethnographic Research

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Information is gathered and used to find the answer * Should produce information that is positively indicated by the results gained * Should enhance and provide understanding for all readers  * Allow for generalizations * Should give a level of control 3. Applying methodology * Three stages; open coding, axial coding and selective coding * Sampling with questionnaires *  Considering ethical issues including confidentiality Body of Paper To undertake primary research it is necessary to design a suitable methodology, one that will enable the  results to be gained in meaningful, reliable and repeatable manner so that the approach will able to add to the value of knowledge created, in this paper we will be  looking for a suitable methodology to be used in ethnographic research. The student has not told us their research questions, only the topic; as such the design is presented in  a way that can be applied to different research questions within this approach. The development of a research question should create an approach that will enable the research to  add to the overall existing knowledge, confirming or supporting empirical evidence or adding to it in a new way in a manner that will be accepted as value and reliable.  This also means that an accepted methodology needs to be used so that the research may be repeated to be validated, and demonstrated so that the same conclusion may be  reached. A suitable approach for ethnographic research is grounded theory. Grounded theory as "theory that was derived from data, systematically gathered and  analysed through the research process; in this method data collection, analysis and eventual theory stand in close relationship to one another" (Strauss and Corbin, 1998). As we can