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QualiSearch Academic Press is an independent open-access scholarly publishing platform committed to promoting rigorous, innovative, and socially responsive research across multiple disciplines. QualiSEARCH (by VLS Center for Educational Research, Planning, and Quality Management)

Our organization offers expert guidance in qualitative research, helping you navigate the complexities of data collect

ion, analysis, and reporting. We specialize in human-centered approaches such as phenomenology, case studies, grounded theory, and ethnography, ensuring your research captures deep, meaningful insights. From designing research projects to interpreting data, we provide personalized support tailored to your unique needs, whether you're an academic, business professional, or non-profit organization.

20/08/2026

Ethics approval is important—but it does not make every decision that follows automatically ethical.

In this QualiShorts episode, Doc Von explains why ethical responsibility continues throughout the entire research lifecycle, including recruitment, informed consent, power relationships, confidentiality, data management, AI use, analysis, reporting, and publication.

A study may begin with an approved protocol and still encounter new ethical issues as circumstances change.

Key takeaway: Ethics clearance is a safeguard, not ethical immunity. Researchers remain responsible for protecting participants and handling data responsibly throughout the study.

QualiShorts by QualiSearch — concise, graduate-level research explanations for stronger research decisions.

19/08/2026

Mixed methods is not simply about using both numbers and words.

In this QualiShorts episode, Doc Von explains that the defining feature of mixed-methods research is integration—the intentional bringing together of qualitative and quantitative evidence to produce a stronger overall understanding or meta-inference.

A survey plus interviews does not automatically make a study mixed methods. The real question is: How do the two strands work together to answer the research problem?

Key takeaway: Mixed methods is not just QUAL + QUAN. It is the purposeful integration of both.

QualiShorts by QualiSearch — concise, graduate-level research explanations for stronger research decisions.

18/08/2026

Research Question vs. Hypothesis: What’s the Difference? | QualiShorts

A research question and a hypothesis are related—but they do different jobs.

A research question identifies what a study seeks to investigate, while a hypothesis states a testable expectation about what the researcher anticipates finding. And importantly, not every research question requires a hypothesis.

Key takeaway: A research question defines the inquiry; a hypothesis states the expected pattern.

QualiShorts by QualiSearch — concise, graduate-level research explanations for stronger research decisions.

18/08/2026

What Actually Makes a Study Qualitative? | QualiShorts

Interviews alone do not automatically make a study qualitative.

Qualitative research is defined by its logic of inquiry—the way the research problem, methodology, data generation, analysis, reflexivity, and interpretation work together to understand meaning, experience, process, culture, narrative, or context.

Key takeaway: A study is qualitative because of its methodological logic and interpretive purpose—not merely because it uses interviews or textual data.

QualiShorts by QualiSearch — concise, graduate-level research explanations for stronger research decisions.

18/08/2026

Independent Variable, Predictor, or Exposure: Does the Label Matter? | QualiShorts

Independent variable, predictor, and exposure may appear in similar positions in a model—but they are not always methodologically interchangeable.

In this QualiShorts episode, Doc Von explains how the most appropriate label depends on the research design, analytic role, and type of claim being made. A measured predictor in an observational study is not the same as a manipulated independent variable in an experiment, and neither automatically establishes causation.

Key takeaway: Name variables according to what they actually do in the study—not simply where they appear in a diagram.

QualiShorts by QualiSearch — concise, graduate-level research explanations for stronger research decisions.

14/08/2026

Null vs. Alternative Hypothesis—what’s the difference?

The null hypothesis (H₀) says there is no significant relationship, difference, or effect, while the alternative hypothesis (H₁/Ha) says that one does exist.

Learn the distinction in under a minute with QualiShorts: Research in a Minute.

Congratulations to Li Yuliang on the publication of the research article, “The Discipline of the Ring: Developing a Grou...
14/08/2026

Congratulations to Li Yuliang on the publication of the research article, “The Discipline of the Ring: Developing a Grounded Theory of Learning, Empowerment, and Social Mobility through Boxing Education in Gansu,” in the QualiSearch Journal of Educational Research and Practice (QJERP), Volume 2, Issue 7, July 2026.

The study offers a grounded theory perspective on how boxing education can foster learning, discipline, empowerment, and expanded life opportunities among vocational students, while highlighting the institutional and social conditions that shape these outcomes.

Congratulations on this valuable contribution to educational and vocational research!

Congratulations to Josephine N. Balanoba on the publication of her research article, “Management Practices and Faculty P...
14/08/2026

Congratulations to Josephine N. Balanoba on the publication of her research article, “Management Practices and Faculty Performance in Public Higher Education: The Role of Institutional Factors,” in the QualiSearch Journal of Educational Research and Practice (QJERP), Volume 2, Issue 7, July 2026.

The study offers important insights into how management practices, institutional support, and organizational factors relate to faculty performance in public higher education, with implications for participative leadership, mentoring, empowerment, and continuous institutional improvement.

Congratulations on this significant scholarly contribution!

Congratulations to Jhon Mark Anillo Lamano on the publication of his research article, “Ang Kaugnayan ng Antas ng Ekspos...
14/08/2026

Congratulations to Jhon Mark Anillo Lamano on the publication of his research article, “Ang Kaugnayan ng Antas ng Eksposyur sa Wikang Ingles sa Kakayahang Komprehensibo sa Filipino,” in the QualiSearch Journal of Educational Research and Practice (QJERP), Volume 2, Issue 7, July 2026.

The study provides valuable insights into the relationship between English-language exposure and Filipino comprehension among junior high school learners, contributing to continuing conversations on language learning and quality education.

Congratulations on this meaningful scholarly achievement!

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