qualitative research | Dr Deborah Gabriel

A year in the Life of an Early Career Researcher

Deborah Gabriel Reflections 14th August 201522nd January 2020early career researcher, qualitative research, race and ethnicity 0 Comment

I joined Bournemouth University (BU) as a lecturer in the Faculty of Media and Communication on 1 September 2014, three months after being awarded my PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from the University of Salford. Read more

Using Conceptual Frameworks in Qualitative Research

Deborah Gabriel Research Guides 14th February 201522nd November 2020conceptual framework, qualitative research, theoretical framework 28 Comments

I previously delivered this presentation to final year undergraduate students about to embark on their dissertation projects – but developed this guide while undertaking my PhD. Read more

Inductive and deductive approaches to research

Deborah Gabriel Research Guides 17th March 201322nd November 2020deductive research, doctoral research, grounded theory, inductive research, qualitative research, research approcahes, research methods 200 Comments

The main difference between inductive and deductive approaches to research is that whilst a deductive approach is aimed and testing theory, an inductive approach is concerned with the generation of new theory emerging from the data. Read more