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Designing Qualitative Research In The Age Of Crises: Researchers' Experiences

Kriz Dönemlerinde Niteliksel Çalışma Tasarımı: Araştırmacıların Deneyimleri

Tuğba Canbulut(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA)0000-0002-0055-1684
Pages
34–58
Publication Date
2026-06-27
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The study aims to serve as a guiding resource

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background: Qualitative data collection during crisis periods presents significant ethical, methodological, and emotional challenges for researchers.
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Key Findings & Data:Aim: This study aims to explore how crises—such as pandemics and earthquakes—affect qualitative data collection processes; to identify the challenges and opportunities encountered in the field; to analyze the strategies developed by researchers; and to propose flexible and ethical methodological recommendations applicable to future crises.
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Background: Qualitative data collection during crisis periods presents significant ethical, methodological, and emotional challenges for researchers. These circumstances necessitate a reconsideration of data collection approaches and an adaptation of existing methods to crisis contexts. However, the literature contains limited studies that directly examine these processes based on researchers' lived experiences. Aim: This study aims to explore how crises—such as pandemics and earthquakes—affect qualitative data collection processes; to identify the challenges and opportunities encountered in the field; to analyze the strategies developed by researchers; and to propose flexible and ethical methodological recommendations applicable to future crises. Method: The research was conducted to examine the experiences of researchers who collected qualitative data during crises at different stages of their academic careers (master's, PhD, and postdoctoral). In-depth interviews were held with researchers employing qualitative methods such as interviews, focus groups, and observation. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings: Crisis conditions directly influence data collection processes and necessitate the development of flexible and context-sensitive strategies. The challenges encountered and the coping mechanisms employed vary depending on the researchers' academic level. Ethical sensitivity and participant safety also become more prominent concerns during times of crisis. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that qualitative data collection under crisis conditions must be reconsidered not only methodologically, but also in ethical and emotional dimensions. Developing flexible and secure data collection strategies is critical for the sustainability of qualitative research during crises. The study aims to serve as a guiding resource

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Arka Plan: Kriz dönemlerinde nitel veri toplama süreçleri, araştırmacılar için ciddi etik, yöntemsel ve duygusal zorluklar barındırmaktadır. Bu durum, veri toplama yaklaşımlarının yeniden düşünülmesini ve mevcut yöntemlerin kriz bağlamına uyarlanmasını gerekli kılmaktadır. Ancak literatürde, bu süreçleri doğrudan araştırmacı deneyimlerine dayanarak ele alan çalışmalar sınırlıdır. Amaç: Bu çalışma, krizlerin (örneğin pandemi ve deprem gibi olayların) nitel veri toplama süreçlerini nasıl etkilediğini ortaya koymayı; veri toplama sürecinde karşılaşılan zorluklar ve olanakları tanımlamayı; araştırmacıların geliştirdiği stratejileri analiz etmeyi ve gelecekteki krizler için uygulanabilir etik ve esnek yöntem önerileri sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Yöntem: Araştırmayı Araştırma, farklı akademik kariyer evrelerinde (yüksek lisans, doktora, doktora sonrası) kriz döneminde nitel veri toplayan araştırmacıların deneyimlerini incelemek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Görüşme, odak grup ve gözlem gibi yöntemleri kullanan araştırmacılarla derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılmış; veriler tematik analiz ile çözümlenmiştir. Bulgular: Kriz dönemleri, veri toplama süreçlerini doğrudan etkilemekte ve esnek, bağlama duyarlı stratejiler geliştirilmesini zorunlu kılmaktadır. Araştırmacıların akademik düzeyine bağlı olarak karşılaştıkları zorluklar ve başa çıkma biçimleri farklılaşmaktadır. Ayrıca, etik hassasiyetler ve katılımcı güvenliği kriz koşullarında daha öncelikli hâle gelmektedir. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, kriz koşullarında nitel veri toplamanın yalnızca yöntemsel değil, aynı zamanda etik ve duygusal boyutlarıyla da yeniden ele alınması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Esnek ve güvenli veri toplama stratejilerinin geliştirilmesi, kriz dönemlerinde nitel araştırmaların sürdürülebilirliği açısından kritik önemdedir. Çalışma, gelecekteki krizlerde araştırma yürütmek isteyenler için rehberlik edici bir kaynak sunmayı hedeflemektedir.

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Canbulut, T. (2026). Designing Qualitative Research In The Age Of Crises: Researchers' Experiences. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 34–58. https://doi.org/10.47615/issej.1746562

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