Navigating the scepticism towards qualitative research – Reflections of a human geographer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7364790 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A L Bercht (0000-0002-9102-0386, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-7941 • E-ISSN: 1741-3109 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14687941251390761 |
| OpenAlex | W4415748442 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
This Note reflects on the challenges of being a qualitative researcher, emphasising the ongoing struggle for recognition and credibility within certain quantitatively oriented circles. Drawing on personal experience as a human geographer and on the history of qualitative research within geography, it offers practical guidance for qualitative researchers across disciplines on how to assert themselves and succeed despite methodological tensions. Furthermore, the piece explores how publishers, funders, and academic institutions can support qualitative research and enhance its visibility in scholarly discourse. Ultimately, the aim is to encourage further discussion on addressing scepticism towards qualitative work and to inspire others to share their insights and experiences on this important topic
Historical Overview of Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences
The Quality of Qualitative Research
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology
Rocking Qualitative Social Science
Managing Quality in Qualitative Research
Doing Qualitative Research
Qualitative inquiry in undergraduate psychology curricula and research training
Of What is This a Case
Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology
Living with the scepticism for qualitative research
Patterns of practice
How qualitative approaches matter in climate and ocean change research
Urban geography
Situating knowledges
Derridean Geographies
How qualitative research methods can be leveraged to strengthen mixed methods research in public policy and public administration
Doing Gender
Humanistic Geography
Feminist digital geographies
Grasping the Dynamism of Lifeworld
Nothing includes everything
Getting Personal
Bridging the divide between human and physical geography
Big Data, new epistemologies and paradigm shifts
Quality of qualitative research in the health sciences
The Chicago School, So-Called
What Makes School Ethnography 'Ethnographic
The Value of Qualitative Inquiry for Public Policy
Methodological Drag
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |