Abstract
Qualitative research strategy is based on a different type of generalization than generalization to the population. This may make it difficult to presentation of results of qualitative inquiry in a public space.
First, it appears that beyond academia are currently still preferred rather researches based on probabilistic or quasi-probabilistic selection which allow statistical generalizability. At the same time, however, the nature of qualitative research puts special demands on the genre of their conclusions.
The aim of the workshop is to discuss the problem of generalization in qualitative research in relation to its presentations outside academia. Therefore, the workshop will be framed by brief presentations, which will be given to (1) the possible forms of generalization in qualitative research (2) including identifying differences in access to generalize in different industries and (3) the relationship between science and society.
The core of the workshop will be moderated discussion experience of qualitative researchers on questions like: What can qualitative research to offer the public an alternative to the statistics generalizability? Why may be relevant for other forms of generalization and what? What qualitative researcher positions may take against those who are skeptical of the research, which is used probabilistic model of choice and their results can not be statistically generalizable? And both of these positions in the public space to negotiate?