QUALITATIVE RESEARCH BASIC CONCEPTS

The term research by Klirk and Miller (1986: 9) at first observation based on qualitative as opposed to quantitative observation. For quantitative observations observer should begin by noting or counting with mempertimbangkanya, then calculate a percentage, on average, cikuadrat and other statistical calculations.

While the quality in terms designate natural as opposed to the quantum or amount. There are several terms in a qualitative study of research or Naturalistic Inquiry or natural.

Qualitative research is defined as follows;

a) Bogdan and Taylor (1975: 5) defines a qualitative methodology as the research procedures that produce descriptive data in the form of written words ataulisan of the people and behaviors that can be observed.

b) Kirk and Miller (1986: 9) defines that qualitative research is a particular tradition in social science that is fundamental.

c) Willem and Rausch (1969), then reviewed by Guba and finally concluded on the basis of these reviews some of the following;

a. Naturalistic inquiry always is a plateau.

b. Taraf extent to which the assessment is a naturalistic level is a function of something that is done by the researcher.

c. Conducted by researchers associated with the stimulus-free variable-antiseden or condition which is a very important dimension.

d. Other important dimension is what is done by researchers in limiting the response of the output range of subjects.

e. Naturalistic inquiry does not require the researcher to first establish the conceptions or certain theories about perhatianya field, otherwise he can approach perhatianya field with a pure mind and allow interpretation-interpretation emerged from and influenced by real events, and not vice versa. Although such an approach is not appropriate conceptually's empty and naive.

f. The term is a term that modifies naturalistic research or method, but does not modify the symptoms.

d) David Williams (1995) writes that qualitative research is collecting data from a background of nature, using natural methods, and conducted by persons or researchers who are interested in nature.

e) Denzin and Lincoln (1987) states that qualitative research studies that use natural background, with the intention of interpreting the phenomena that occurred and was done by involving a variety of methods.

f) The qualitative research in terms of other definitions put forward that it is research that utilizes an open interview to learn and understand the attitudes, views, feelings and behavior of individuals or a group of people.

g) Other authors explain that qualitative research is research that uses a naturalistic approach to seek and find meaning or understanding of the phenomenon in a specific contextual setting.

h) The qualitative research is research that produces analytical procedures that do not use statistical analysis procedures or quantification of other ways.

i) qualitative research is based on efforts to build their view that a detailed investigation, formed with words, holistic and complex picture.

j) According to Jane Richie, qualitative research is an attempt to present the social world, and perspective in the world, in terms of concept, behavior, and the question of human perepsi studied.

From some of the definitions above it can be drawn the conclusion that qualitative research is research that aims to understand the phenomenon of what is experienced by study subjects such as behavior, perception, motivation, action Etc. Holistically and in the form of description, in a special context that naturally and by utilizing a variety of natural methods.