the Pond You Fish in Determines the Fish You Catch: Exploring Strategies for Qualitative Data Collection

Authors

Lisa A. Suzuki, New York UniversityFollow
Muninder Ahluwalia, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Agnes Kwong Arora, New York University
Jacqueline S. Mattis, New York UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Journal / Book Title

The Counseling Psychologist

Abstract

Qualitative research has increased in popularity among social scientists. While substantial attention has been given to various methods of qualitative analysis, there is a need to focus on strategies for collecting diverse forms of qualitative data. In this article, the authors discuss four sources of qualitative data: participant observation, interviews, physical data, and electronic data. Although counseling psychology researchers often use interviewing, participant observation and physical and electronic data are also beneficial ways of collecting qualitative data that have been underutilized.

DOI

10.1177/0011000006290983

Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation

Suzuki, Lisa A.; Ahluwalia, Muninder; Arora, Agnes Kwong; and Mattis, Jacqueline S., "the Pond You Fish in Determines the Fish You Catch: Exploring Strategies for Qualitative Data Collection" (2007). Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works. 72.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/counseling-facpubs/72