A reviewer reading a proposal for a qualitative research study notes that the author has not included a literature review.The reviewer understands that a literature review may have been omitted in this case because
A) it is not necessary to conduct a literature review for qualitative research.
B) qualitative research is conducted to study areas where there is no previous knowledge.
C) some researchers feel that previous studies may bias data collection in qualitative studies.
D) the researcher was not adequately prepared to conduct this research study.

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Many times,literature reviews are omitted from qualitative research to avoid causing expectations that might bias findings,data collection,and data analysis.A literature review can be helpful in qualitative research and should be performed if possible.This is true of some but not all qualitative methods (e.g.,grounded theory); however,it is not true of all qualitative designs.At times,there is little or no previous research on the topic,but not always.Omission of a literature review in qualitative research does not indicate that the researcher is ill-prepared.

A Reviewer Reading a Proposal for a Qualitative Research Study