When developing research, one must decide which methodologies and methods will be used and how to justify this choice and use of methodologies and methods. Michael Crotty discusses four essential elements of the research process: epistemology, theoretical perspectives, methodology and methods. Epistemology according to Crotty is the “theory of knowledge anchored in the theoretical perspective and therefore in the methodology”. Epistemology employs a philosophical foundation. to decide what knowledge is possible and how it can ensure that research is both adequate and legitimate. As Phillimore says, “Qualitative methods are used to collect data about activities, events, occurrences, and behaviors in order to seek to understand actions, problems, and processes within their social context.” Qualitative research is considered by some to be unscientific because it focuses on studying social life, which can differ depending on the subject. With the qualitative approach, it emphasizes the study of the subject in its natural context, which allows research...