Doing Qualitative Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020
In this paper I examine how the pandemic and quarantine of 2020 affected qualitative research. Employing personal narrative as a method, I show what disadvantages researchers may have met with whilst conducting their studies. The unprecedented circumstances of the restrictions and uncertainty caused...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Ohio State University Libraries
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Ask |
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| Online Access: | https://kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/92368 |
| Summary: | In this paper I examine how the pandemic and quarantine of 2020 affected qualitative research. Employing personal narrative as a method, I show what disadvantages researchers may have met with whilst conducting their studies. The unprecedented circumstances of the restrictions and uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 crisis have had a dramatic impact on the public mental health of individuals, including academic researchers. Many online tools are very useful for qualitative researchers, but are not a substitute for face-to-face research. In this article I explain these issues more thoroughly and discuss the challenges that researchers have faced during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic. |
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| ISSN: | 2544-0799 |