PELATIHAN DASAR METODOLOGI PENELITIAN KUALITATIF UNTUK KANDIDAT PENELITI BALITBANGDA KABUPATEN MUARA ENIM

Abstract

Some social sciences studies are parts of the qualitative research. There are some distinction between quantitative and qualitative researches, most of quantitative researches are presented by statistical and mathematical datas. While, the qualitative researches focus on the interpretation of a phenomenon. Therefore, data collection methods of qualitative researches are more natural setting, both interactive and non-interactive. The Balitbangda of Muara Enim regency is a institution which main activity is conduct and develop govermental researches. Some studies are more qualitative researches, such as tourism; arts; tangible and intangible things. Normally, to conduct a study this institution hire researchers from domestic universities, because they do not have researchers. The result discussions team and Balitbangda Muara Enim regency’s leader was decide that this instituion have to has own researches. So, the training is one of solution to prepare the researcherscandidates. Through the beginner level of methodology of qualitative researches training, the candidates of researches were understand how to produce a research proposal; steps of data collections; population and samples. The team also taught the use of technologies in the qualitative researches, such as how to create a google form; and produce the notes during netnography, it namely ‘field notes’. Hope after the training the researches have basic of qualitative researches.