Lee, Kwee-Heng and Wan Abdullah, Nik Rosnah and Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza (2017) An Approach to the Research Methodology for a Doctoral Study. Journal of Governance and Development (JGD), 13 (2). pp. 171-198. ISSN 2289-4756

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Abstract

This paper discusses the research methodology employed in a doctoral study entitled, “Impacts of legislative controls on private hospitals in Malaysia”. The research methodology encompasses the general design to the research process, from the theoretical framework to the collection and the analysis of data. The paper commences with the discussion on the methodological approaches as to whether a positivist or naturalistic framework or a combination of mixed method approach is most appropriate to be utilised in this study. This methodological decision making process led to the choice of a qualitative study. It then describes the methods for data collection, the analysis and the coding process from the key informants’ interviews, observations and discourses which formed the core of the research methodology. Several emergent themes which are interlinked have been identified and crystallized as the empirical findings that provide answers to the research questions and objectives of the study.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Methodology, Health Policy, Regulations, Private Hospitals, Quality Care
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	College of Law, Government and International Studies
Depositing User:	Mrs Nurin Jazlina Hamid
Date Deposited:	26 Sep 2023 11:36
Last Modified:	26 Sep 2023 11:36
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29779

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