Qualitative Example Bernard

James Howe

Reid Kinning

Corry Walkovits

The authors began the paper with a direct overview of the research and research methods, we have titled this the ‘abstract’ of the paper, they tell us who they interviewed and where they obtained their information. Next came the introduction which was a very short, background overview of Thailand’s historical views mental illness, then summarizes the ethnography. From here on, the authors break down the paper into very specific categories isolating the beliefs of each of the subjects. To explain their research methods he is very straightforward, about the style of his interviewing along with how it was recorded and transcribed. The authors also explain how they used observations and field notes to subside some of the research. Throughout the piece they use a lot of outside references to back up their own research through quotations. In the “Findings” section of the paper, the authors take direct quotes from the interviews and apply reasoning to make general conclusions about the topic. Finally, in the conclusion, the authors relate their findings back to their hypothesis. This format for a research paper is clear, concise and easy to understand. This paper helps give us an idea of how our papers should be formatted and our research can be conducted.