ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses different approaches to qualitative research and draws on examples from studies to illustrate the differences between the types of questions within each approach. It addresses the alignment between questions and each approach and how questions operate differently through the lifecycle of the project. Questioning is a learned skill and, in qualitative research, one of the key points of approaching research critically is to engage in questioning oneself and one's prior assumptions in addition to questioning and reflecting on the different decisions one need to make as a researcher embarking on a journey. Some structural elements of qualitative studies and in particular of phenomenological studies described by scholars are those of context description and "deliberate naivete". The chapter also discusses life writing research, feminist research and participatory action research. Life writing is an umbrella term that comprises a variety of methods and approaches. Feminist research advocates a commitment to openness, description, and understanding.
