Qualitative Research in Public Relations An Analytical Study of Public Relations› Researches in Iraq from 1989 to 2016

Abstract

Qualitative Research in Public RelationsAn Analytical Study of Public Relations› Researches in Iraq from 1989 to 2016Ass. Prof.: Salim Jasim Muhammed, Ph.D.University of BaghdadCollege of Media In the mist of developments in the course of scientific research in general and humanities in particular and the accompanying changes in the visions and policies inspired by the need for these sciences to follow the qualitative methods in dealing with many of the topics or problems that require for their solution to obtain qualitative information which can be provided by resorting to quantitative research. Therefore, a new trend has emerged in many public relations› researchers who believe that qualitative research methods should be used by establishing scientific foundations and methodological classification based on the use of these methods and determining the nature of the subjects applied in them to reach results that are characterized by flexibility, depth and accuracy.