質性研究中的快思慢想：整體直觀與邏輯推理

Fast Thinking and Slow Thinking in Qualitative Research: Holistic Intuition and Logical Reasoning

質性研究論文常採故事形式，這使許多研究生深受吸引，但質性研究並不容易做。本文試從「質性研究者怎樣思考」來解說質性研究的過程，期藉此增進研究新手們對質性研究的認識，降低從事質性研究的困難。質性研究的過程中會用兩種思維方式：整體直觀與邏輯推理—前者是快思，後者是慢想；無論從研究目的、研究題目、研究設計、資料蒐集、資料分析、研究工具、寫成論文等各面向，均可看到兩種思維。本文首先剖析兩種思維方式；然後以實例說明質性研究者會怎樣運用這兩種思維；接著本文以對照方式，逐一說明研究過程裡的兩種思維。文末提出六項建議，給研究新手們參考。

"Qualitative research theses are often presented in the form of stories, which has attracted many graduate students, and yet qualitative research is not easy to do. This article attempts to explain the process of qualitative research from 'how qualitative researchers think', in order to improve novice researchers’ understanding of qualitative research and reduce the difficulty of engaging in qualitative research. In the process of qualitative research, two ways of thinking are used: holistic intuition and logical reasoning—the former is fast thinking and the latter is slow thinking. These two ways of thinking can be seen in all aspects, such as research purpose, research topic, research design, data collection, data analysis, research tools, and writing a thesis. This article first analyzes the two ways of thinking, and then uses examples to explain how qualitative researchers use these two ways of thinking. Subsequently, this article uses the contrastive method to explain the two ways of thinking in the research process one by one. At the end of the article, several suggestions are made for the reference of novice researchers."