Research Design
As suggested in the quote, I share this research story with the aim to hold your attention, to keep you turning these digital pages, and to read to the end of this inquisitive inquiry adventure. In this section, I reveal the plot lines and scenes as I explain the methodology, methods, validity, and ethical considerations for this research.The writer's object is-or should be-to hold the reader's attention. ... I want the reader to turn the page and keep on turning to the end. (Barbara Tuchman, New York Times, February 2, 1989.)
While the methodological tools applied to this research are reflective of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks, I resist attempts to "impose a single, umbrella-like paradigm over the entire project" (Denzin, 2017, p. 10). Throughout this research I attempt to reframe traditional written research stories as I "move forward into new spaces, into new identities, new relationships, and new radical forms of scholarship" (Denzin, 2017, p. 14). In the methodology section, I examine why post-intentional phenomenology and crystallization are responsive to research investigations with a focus on MDL and OEPr, and how these methodologies align with the theoretical frameworks shared in the previous section. The methods section outlines: a) data gathering strategies and practices; b) research timelines and phases for the research; c) details about participant selection and considerations for anonymization; d) processes for interviewing; and, e) details about data coding and analysis. Once issues of validity and ethics are reviewed, a crystallization of the research design is shared.