NDLI: The absent, the hidden and the obscured: reflections on “dark matter” in qualitative research

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Weiner Levy, Naomi Popper Giveon, Ariela
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Qualitative research literature generally ignores the voids that are created and the materials that are suppressed during data analysis and the writing phase. Qualitative studies are usually based on observations and interviews that hold an immense amount of data. These are transformed to a few condensed papers at the final stage. During this process, many of the findings and insights are omitted. This study focuses on the important but neglected topic of data omitted from final research reports by examining two specific aspects of research: (1) reflexivity, its pretensions notwithstanding, that may often suppress and conceal more than it presents and reveals and (2) relevant findings omitted from final reports despite their marked effect on research. We maintain that these suppressed and obscured materials, the “dark matter” of qualitative research, have a marked effect on the research and significantly affect the findings and their structure even if they are not included in the final report.
Starting Page	2177
Ending Page	2190
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00335177
Journal	Quality and Quantity
Volume Number	47
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15737845
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-12-13
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Qualitative research Methodology Analysis Reflexivity Methodology of the Social Sciences Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Statistics and Probability Social Sciences

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
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