Editing Qualitative research (section)

== Background ==
Qualitative research has been informed by several strands of philosophical thought and examines aspects of human life, including culture, expression, beliefs, morality, life stress, and imagination.<ref name="Wertz, Charmaz 2011">Wertz, Charmaz, McMullen. "Five Ways of Doing Qualitative Analysis: Phenomenological Psychology, Grounded Theory, Discourse Analysis, Narrative Research, and Intuitive Inquiry". 16-18. The Guilford Press: March 30, 2011. 1st ed. Print.</ref> Contemporary qualitative research has been influenced by a number of branches of [[philosophy]], for example, [[positivism]], [[postpositivism]], [[critical theory]], and [[Constructivist epistemology|constructivism]].<ref name="Guba, E. G. 2005 pp. 191-215">Guba, E. G., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2005). "Paradigmatic controversies, contradictions, and emerging influences" In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), ''The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research'' (3rd ed.), pp. 191-215. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. {{ISBN|0-7619-2757-3}}</ref> 
The historical transitions or 'moments' in qualitative research, together with the notion of 'paradigms' (Denzin & Lincoln, 2005), have received widespread popularity over the past decades. However, some scholars have argued that the adoptions of paradigms may be counterproductive and lead to less philosophically engaged communities.