Multiple case design Clause Samples

Multiple case design. Doing qualitative research in a multinational study is a complex endeavour and studies of a similar scale seldom present the full picture of the qualitative research process. In keeping with the core criterion of qualitative research – intersubjective confirmability (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2007, pp. 324ff.) – we agree that it is necessary to make the whole process visible, in order to understand what is of relevance for youth mobility in Europe. Given this, the following report aims at making the research process as comprehensible as possible. Parts of the work done in MOVE’s qualitative workpackage (WP3), which provides the basis for this report (Deliverable 3.5), were already elaborated in deliverable 3.3. D3.3 consisted of a compilation of all the research guidelines (“How-­‐Tos”) developed by the WP3 Leader (UH, P2) at the University of Hildesheim (UH) to ensure the coherence of the research process within the workpackage. Furthermore, deliverable 3.4 also provided an important basis for this report: D3.4 was the internal report on six mobility types and countries, displaying the breadth of the data and qualitative data analysis involved in the project. The following sections briefly present the research undertaken on an aggregate level from the perspective of the WP3 Leader (UH, P2). They do not describe the methods in as much detail as D3.3 and D3.4, because the focus of this more succinct report is on the presentation of results. However, in keeping with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ above-­‐mentioned criterion of intersubjective confirmability (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2007, pp. 324ff), it is necessary to portray the work accomplished in a precise manner. 5.2.1 The qualitative research process in MOVE Figure 3.1.: Multiple case design in MOVE 5.2.2 Qualitative interviews and network maps