Vinakha Naraswas Sriratu, 2016 A CASE STUDY OF MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS: THE REPRESENTATION OF A FEMALE MODEL IN
THE ‘INSIGHT’ RUBRIC OF MALE MAGAZINE 147
TH
EDITION
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia |
repository.upi.edu |
perpustakaan.upi.edu
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter deals with the methodological aspects of this recent study. It contains formulation of problems, research design, data collection, data analysis, and data
presentation.
3.1 Research Design
This study is a kind of case study which applies a descriptive qualitative method as the research design. This research design is used to describe and interpret the
analysis of visual and verbal modes in representing the female model in the data investigated.
Since this recent study employs a qualitative case study as the methodology, the explanation regarding the methodology is provided. A case study is defined as
an approach of research which is used to bring an in-depth and multi-faceted comprehension and offer additional views of a complex issue of its real life
contexts Crowe, Cresswell, Robertson, Huby, Avery, Sheikh, 2011. In addition, according to Gerring 2004, a case study takes a single unit to be
investigated to generalize over a larger number of units. Therefore, Yin 2009 suggests that the use of a case study is to explain, describe and explore any
circumstances in their particular contexts as cited in Crowe et al., 2011. Seen from the explanation about case study, it is interrelated to a qualitative research
design. Castellan 2010 simply describes that qualitative research method is used to get an understanding about a situation. Hancock, Ockleford and Windridge
2009 also note that qualitative method is interpretative description of a phenomenon to articulate and understand what it means. Moreover, a qualitative
research focuses on the meanings, traits and characteristics of any subjects including events, people, cultures, experiences, etc. Tewksburry, 2009.
To be concluded, a qualitative case study method is an approach to conduct research which focuses on the description and interpretation of certain phenomena
in a sample of cases investigated to gain meanings and understandings. As stated by Baxter and Jack 2008, a qualitative case study allows the researchers to
Vinakha Naraswas Sriratu, 2016 A CASE STUDY OF MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS: THE REPRESENTATION OF A FEMALE MODEL IN
THE ‘INSIGHT’ RUBRIC OF MALE MAGAZINE 147
TH
EDITION
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia |
repository.upi.edu |
perpustakaan.upi.edu
analyze complex phenomena within their contexts. Thus, this research design is suitable to be applied because this recent study aims at analyzing visual and
verbal modes in the data as the textual evidence.
3.2 Data Collection
