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Promises and pitfalls of qualitative longitudinal research

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dc.contributor.author Hollstein, Betina
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-01T10:06:49Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-01T10:06:49Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation Hollstein, B. (2021) Promises and pitfalls of qualitative longitudinal research, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, vol 12, no 1, 7–17, DOI: 10.1332/175795920X16040851984946 sm
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1332/175795920X16040851984946
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/3650
dc.description 11 p. ; PDF ; Special Issue: Prospective Qualitative Research: New Directions, Opportunities and Challenges sm
dc.description.abstract This commentary focuses on promises and pitfalls of qualitative longitudinal research (QLR). Longitudinal data on practices, perspectives, individual relevancies and experiences can be particularly advantageous for life course, social policy and health research. However, the complexity of QLR carries certain downsides, dilemmas and trade-offs. The commentary discusses implications of different qualitative methods for the investigation of stability and change, the tensions between flexibility and comparability, and challenges related to sampling and the explanatory power of QLR. It is argued that the choices of methods for data collection and data analysis have stark implications for what can be determined as change and stability across time. In addition, several ways of ensuring comparability across time are described. Finally, sampling strategies are outlined that aim to achieve and maintain heterogeneity of cases. As standards of good practice, the author advocates more thorough documentation of the methods of data collection, sampling and data analysis employed in QLR studies, along with a better description of instruments and how they are applied. sm
dc.language.iso en sm
dc.publisher Bristol University Press sm
dc.relation.ispartofseries Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, vol 12, no 1, 7–17,;
dc.subject qualitative longitudinal research sm
dc.subject qualitative methods sm
dc.subject sampling ; life course anticipation sm
dc.title Promises and pitfalls of qualitative longitudinal research sm
dc.type Article sm


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