How do qualitative researchers tend to view persons and their world?
1. As dualistic.
2. As homeostatic.
3. As holistic.
4. As static.
3
Rationale 1: The qualitative researcher generally views people as multifaceted.
Rationale 2: The qualitative researcher knows that people change throughout their existence in response to life events.
Rationale 3: The holistic nature of the person is a value system more consistent with the qualitative research philosophy.
Rationale 4: The qualitative researcher knows that people change throughout their existence in response to life events.
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