The Pilot Study in Qualitative Inquiry Identifying Issues and Learning Lessons for Culturally Competent Research
The Pilot Study in Qualitative Inquiry Identifying Issues and Learning Lessons for Culturally Competent Research
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DOI：
10.1177/1473325010362001
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发表时间：
2011-06-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Kim, Yujin
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作者：
Kim, Yujin
本文讨论了一个试点研究的重要性，在进行现象学定性调查的文化能力的研究。试点工作是在准备一篇关于韩裔美国人家庭痴呆症的论文。特别指出了质性研究中先导研究的定义和作用。为了突出试点工作的好处，本报告介绍了试点工作中出现的具体实际问题和方法问题，以及由于试点工作而对主要研究所作的修改。试点工作的实施证明在四个方面至关重要。这些包括（1）发现与招募潜在参与者相关的问题和障碍，（2）以文化上适当的方式并从现象学的角度参与使用自己作为研究者，（3）反映时代过程的重要性及其在进行现象学探究中的困难，以及（4）修改访谈问题。最后，讨论了共享试点研究以发展文化能力研究实践的价值。
This article discusses the importance of a pilot study in undertaking phenomenological qualitative inquiry for culturally competent research. The pilot work was conducted in preparation for a dissertation on Korean-American family dementia caregiving. The definition and useful functions of pilot studies in qualitative inquiry are particularly identified. To highlight the benefits of pilot work, it describes the specific practical and methodological issues emerging in the pilot exercise as well as the modifications made for the main study as a result of the pilot work. The implementation of the pilot exercise proved to be essential in four ways. These comprise (1) finding issues and barriers related to recruiting potential participants, (2) engaging the use of oneself as a researcher in a culturally appropriate way and from a phenomenological perspective, (3) reflecting the importance of the epoche process and its difficulty in conducting phenomenological inquiry, and (4) modifying interview questions. Finally, the value of sharing the pilot study to develop culturally competent research practice is addressed.