This document describes the methodology used in a qualitative study about the dangers of electricity among students. It utilized a phenomenological research design and purposive sampling to select 5 male students who had experienced electrical accidents. The researcher's role was to design and conduct the study while ensuring ethical considerations and trustworthy findings. Open-ended questions and one-on-one interviews were used to collect data from the participants.
This document describes the methodology used in a qualitative study about the dangers of electricity among students. It utilized a phenomenological research design and purposive sampling to select 5 male students who had experienced electrical accidents. The researcher's role was to design and conduct the study while ensuring ethical considerations and trustworthy findings. Open-ended questions and one-on-one interviews were used to collect data from the participants.
This document describes the methodology used in a qualitative study about the dangers of electricity among students. It utilized a phenomenological research design and purposive sampling to select 5 male students who had experienced electrical accidents. The researcher's role was to design and conduct the study while ensuring ethical considerations and trustworthy findings. Open-ended questions and one-on-one interviews were used to collect data from the participants.
This document describes the methodology used in a qualitative study about the dangers of electricity among students. It utilized a phenomenological research design and purposive sampling to select 5 male students who had experienced electrical accidents. The researcher's role was to design and conduct the study while ensuring ethical considerations and trustworthy findings. Open-ended questions and one-on-one interviews were used to collect data from the participants.
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CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
In this qualitative research, we used phenomenology as our research design, in
order to inform the reader about the danger of electricity among EIM students. Phenomenology aids in the comprehension of people's lived experiences. The past study looks into what people experienced and focuses on how they felt about a phenomenon. Furthermore, this study is characterized as a study method that aims to describe the essence of a phenomenon by looking at it through the eyes of those who have lived through it. The purpose of Phenomenology is to define the significance of this experience, both in terms of what happened and how it happened (Teherani et al. 2015).
This research uses the Purposive Sampling method to identify the cases or individuals best suited to help the research. Purposive sampling refers to a group of non- probability sampling techniques in which units are selected because they have characteristics that you need in your sample. The main goal of purposive sampling is to identify the cases, individuals, or communities best suited to helping your answer your research question.
Purposive sampling technique was used to identify the five (5) participants of this study who are frequently experienced electrical accidents high school students at Mintal Comprehensive Senior Highschool, Tugbok District, Davao City. The participants were composed of five (5) male students. The pseudonyms used in this study were Justine Reyes, Darven Maramara, Arvee Baguio, Adrian, and Jumong, and some are not their real names. Approvals from the subject teacher and participant consent were secured before the conduct of this study
Role of the Researcher
The role of the researcher in this study was to conduct a study that investigates the potential hazards associated with electricity use and identifies strategies to minimize those risks. The researcher will be responsible for selecting appropriate research methods, such as surveys, interviews, or experiments, to collect data from participants. The researcher will also need to analyze the data collected to identify patterns and trends that emerge from the participants' experiences.
In addition to data collection and analysis, the researcher will also need to ensure that ethical considerations are taken into account throughout the research process. This includes obtaining informed consent from participants, protecting their confidentiality, and minimizing any potential harm that may arise from discussing sensitive topics related to the dangers of electricity.
The researcher will also need to establish the trustworthiness of the research findings by ensuring the reliability and validity of the research design, the credibility and dependability of the data collection and analysis procedures, and the transferability and confirmability of the findings. This will involve employing rigorous research methods and strategies to enhance the credibility of the findings.
Overall, the role of the researcher in studying the dangers of electricity is to design and conduct a study that investigates the potential hazards associated with electricity use while ensuring that ethical considerations are taken into account and that the research findings are trustworthy.
Research participants
The research participants were the five EIM students who are enrolled n the 11 th grade of the school year 2022-2023. These participants were under the face-to-face classes. The age of these participants are ranged 17-19 y.o and lived at the area of Mintal and Bago Oshiro, Tugbok District, Davao City. These participants had experienced electrical accidents. Thus, the participants’ data is very important for this study. Likewise, informants of this study may withdraw anytime they wanted to especially whenever they feel discomforts of this research. It is emphasized that participation in this study is basically voluntary and no monetary compensation involved. Ethical Considerations
The observation of ethical standards in conducting a research is highly important
in order to ensure the authenticity and fairness of the study. Parveen and Showkat (2017) argue that research ethics is doing what is considered as morally and legally right in a research.
1. It's always necessary for the researcher to prevent biased information upon the conduct of research.
2. The researcher should avoid offensive words towards the participant's cultural, religious, economic, psychological, spiritual, physiological, biological, political, social and other concerns, whether inadvertent or not.
3. It is important to always pay attention to research issues such as research
questions that might be a bias or offensive to the participant.
4. The participants are free to opt in or out of the study at any point in time.
5. The researcher should inform the participants to know the purpose, benefits, and risk behind the study before they agree or decline to join.
6. The participant's identifiable data is highly respected.
7. The participants are free to reveal or not their identity.
8. A participant's answer and participation towards the research is highly respected by
the researcher.
9. The researcher must ensure the work is free of plagiarism or misconduct the research, in order to accurately represent the results.
10. Research misconduct means of making up of falsifying data, manipulating data
analyses, or misrepresenting results in research reports. It is a form of academic fraud.
11. These participles make sure that participation in studies is voluntary, informed, and safe for research study.
Trustworthiness
The researcher highly considered trustworthiness of this qualitative study.
According to Denzin and Lincoln, quantitative research concerns itself with the extent to which results are consistent over time (reliability) and whether the research truly measures that which it was intended to measure (validity). Qualitative research disputes the idea of the generalizability of results and argues that meaning is historically situated and therefore no two people can experience the same problem in the same way. With qualitative research there is a multiplicity of information and results can thus not be generalized across different contexts (Denzin & Lincoln, 2005). In qualitative research reference is made to various techniques that can be used to evaluate and validate qualitative research. For example, Horsburgh (2003) and Popey, Rogers and Williams (1998) highlight hallmarks of qualitative research that can be used to ensure the validity of qualitative research. One of the hallmarks that has been highlighted is the construct of reflexivity which, as described in section 3.5, clearly illustrates the researcher’s subjective involvement in the research process. The researcher acknowledges that her framework and context had an influence on the conception of the research. Therefore, by referring to her personal journey with regards to the topic she provides the context and foundation upon which the research is grounded. Validity in qualitative research can also be seen in the extent to which the researcher provides sufficient detail to enable the reader to interpret the meaning and context of what is presented (Popey et al., 1998). Validation is thus dependent on the transparency with which the data collection and analysis procedures are presented. Similarly Koch (1994) argues that the trustworthiness of the research process can be determined by the extent to which the research provides information and the process by which the end product has been reached. The discussion of data collection, research methodology and data analysis processes outlined in this Chapter is in keeping with this hallmark of ensuring validity during the research process. One of the hallmarks described by Horsburgh (2003) and Popey et al. (1998) is interpretation of subjective meaning, which refers to the process of using the participants‟ accounts to analyze and interpret data. Details around how this hallmark was adhered to are presented in the discussion on research findings (Chapter 4). In addition, Horsburgh and Popey further suggest that good qualitative research should include a description of context, which refers to the need to describe the social context within which the research was conducted in order to provide the reader with an understanding of the context in which the study was conducted.
Data collection procedure
The data collection provides the basis for reliability estimations. Thus, a good data collection procedure is crucial to ensure that the reliability estimate is trustworthy. A prediction is never better than the data on which it is based. Thus, it is important to ensure the quality of the Data Collection is about gathering the data necessary for building.
The ability to ask well-structured open-ended questions is important as the participants
can help us to draw out well-thought-out and considered opinions and perspectives from individuals and groups. It’s certainly a skill anyone can develop, especially leaders seeking to create an open culture that focuses on both coaching and support. Hence, the use of Open-ended questions method was used in this research.
One-on-one interview are a valuable research method that provides the researchers with in-depth insights, rich qualitative data, and the ability to explore diverse perspectives. By creating a confidential and engaging environment, the interview facilitate open and honest conversations, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of the research topic. Thus, One-on-One interview is also used by the researcher in the conducted study.
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