Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences: Importance and Limitations

It is possible to solve social problems through qualitative research: Prof. Devi Chatterjee

A lecture on the applied topic of ‘Ethics of Research and its Publication’ was organized by the “Indian Research Scholars Association” at 5 pm. The main speaker on this topic, Prof. Devi Chatterjee, (former professor, Department of International Studies, Jadavpur University, West Bengal and editor, of Contemporary Voices of Dalit research paper) was present. He gave a comprehensive lecture on this subject. At the beginning of his lecture, he clarified the main points of research, its quality, and writing. At the beginning of the lecture, he said that research papers should be written based on scientific standards. Clarity of fundamental ideas is very important in selecting the title of research. When any idea is taken from any research paper, it is necessary to give its reference. It should also not be done that if a research paper has not been read and its reference is given, then all these aspects come under plagiarism. For this, he also gave examples of Indian, American, Australian, and Iraqi social scientists. Who has worked on this topic and highlighted such issues. Literature related to the subject in which research is being done should be studied and then the problem should be selected. He also said that the quality of research in social science subjects in India remains low. Research work should be started only after studying the literature related to the subject. While sharing his editing experience, he said that in qualitative research we can study emotions, emotions, human behavior social consciousness etc. For this, the literature related to the topic selected must be studied and compiled in the research. Referring to the characteristics and dimensions of the importance of qualitative research, he also underlined the major challenges faced in it. For this also he presented practical examples. End Prof. Devi Chatterjee answered the questions of all the participants. This lecture was organized by Vikas Kumar, Researcher, Department of Political Science and Human Rights, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak. He welcomed and felicitated our guests. The coordinator of this lecture was Papi Halder, Lucknow University and the co-coordinator of the program was Madhusudan Mukul Kumar, Researcher, Department of Political Science and Human Rights, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak. The secretary of the program was Dhiresh Tiwari. Many researchers, students and listeners were present in this lecture. Dr. Sudhir, Ashwani Kumar, Shikha Goyal, Sneha Yadav, Jogendra Singh, Priya Mishra, Kamlesh, Jyoti and Pushpalata etc. remained associated. This lecture was organized through Google Meet.