articleJournal of Counseling PsychologyApr 1, 2005Closed access

Language and meaning: Data collection in qualitative research.

DEDonald E. Polkinghorne

University of Southern California

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Abstract

Qualitative research is inquiry aimed at describing and clarifying human experience as it appears in people's lives. Researchers using qualitative methods gather data that serve as evidence for their distilled descriptions. Qualitative data are gathered primarily in the form of spoken or written lan

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  • Psychology
  • Meaning (existential)
  • Data collection
  • Linguistics
  • Qualitative research
  • Psychotherapist
  • Sociology
  • Social science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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