Qualitative Longitudinal Research
Description:... Qualitative longitudinal research (QL research or QLR) is a powerful methodology for researching lives through time. It has a long pedigree, dating back to the early 20th century (Van Gennep, 1909), but has evolved rapidly since the 1980s as part of a broad "temporal turn" in social research. Recent attempts to document and delineate this approach across the disciplines have resulted in a sizeable body of methodological literature. With its dual identity (both longitudinal and qualitative), QL research spans two established methodological traditions. As a small but vital component of the longitudinal canon, it seeks to follow the same individuals or small collectives (a "panel" of individuals, households, or organisations) prospectively, in "real" time. Lives are documented as they unfold to discern changing "in the making" ...
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