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| What are the Key Characteristics of qualitative research? |
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Researcher is the key instrument.
subjective
natural environment
purpose is to understand reality from insider values
complete picture is sought
Multiple sources of data.
inductive data analysis
Participant meaning
emergent design
interpretive inquiry
holistic |
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| When should researchers use qualitative research? |
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Because a problem or issue needs exploring
There is a need to study a group that can be measured.
To hear silenced voices
We need a complex detailed understanding. |
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| What is required of a researcher to undertake qualitative research? |
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Commitment to extensive time in the field.
complex data analysis
write long passages to substantiate claims.
participate in evolving research without firm guidelines. |
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| What is the process for the qualitative approach. |
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Determine research problem and questions
collect data
data analysis
report |
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move from specific to general (used in qualitative research)
arguments based on laws and rules for deductive reasoning (quantitative) |
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******TYPES OF SAMPLING******
Maximum |
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| documents diverse variations and identify common patterns |
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Homogeneous?
Critical case? |
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reduces and simplifies qroup interviews
Maximum application of information to other cases |
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elaborates on examples of theoretical constructs
elaborates on initial analysis |
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extreme case
typical case
intensity |
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Highly unusual manifestation
highlights what is normal
manifest the phenomenon intensely but not extremely |
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political
random purposeful |
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attracts desired attention
adds credibility |
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stratified
criterion
opportunistic |
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illustrates subgroups
cases that meet certain criteria
take advantage of the unexpected |
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triangulation
saves time and money loses info and credibility |
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| Types of problem best suited for phenomenology? |
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| described a lived experience or phenomenon |
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| Types of problem best suited for ethnography? |
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| describing patterns of culture |
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| Types of problem best suited for grounded theory? |
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| grounding a theory based on participants views |
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| Types of problem best suited for narrative? |
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| telling a story of individual participants |
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| Types of problem best suited for case study? |
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| an in debt understanding of a case |
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| Unit of analysis for phenomenon? |
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| Unit of analysis for ethnography? |
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| shared cultures or groups |
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| Unit of analysis for grounded theory? |
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| studying a process involving many |
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| Unit of analysis for narrative? |
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| Unit of analysis for case study? |
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| Discipline background for Phenomenon? |
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| Philosophy, psychology and education |
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| Discipline background for ethnography? |
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| ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY |
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| Discipline background for grounded theory |
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| Discipline background for narrative? |
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| humanities, psychology, sociology, literature, anthropology, history |
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| Discipline background for case study? |
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| law, political science, psychology |
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| Data collection forms for phenomenology? |
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| Data collection forms for ethnography? |
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| observation and interview |
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| Data collection forms for grounded theory? |
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| interviews (20-60 people) |
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| Data collection forms for narrative |
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| Data collection forms for case study? |
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| multiple sources(interview, artifacts, documents, and observations) |
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| Data analysis strategies for phenomenology? |
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| analyze for meaning, textual, structural, statements |
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| Data analysis strategies for ethnography? |
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| analyze data through the description of cultural group |
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| Data analysis strategies for grounded theory? |
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| analyze data based on coding |
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| Data analysis strategies for narrative? |
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| analyze data for stories or themes |
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| Data analysis strategies for case studies? |
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| analyze data through description of cases |
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| Advantages of qualitative research |
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Definition
more in debt information
subjectivity and participant observations describe setting or context
seeks wide understanding of the situation |
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| disadvantage of qualitative research? |
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subjectivity makes reliability and validity difficult
difficult to prevent or determine bias
limited scope |
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| What is the focus of phenomenology? |
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| understand the essence of the experience |
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| What is the focus of ethnography? |
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| describe a culture sharing group |
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| What is the focus of grounded theory? |
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| move beyond description and develop a theory grounded from the field. |
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| What is the focus of narrative? |
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| exploring the life of an individual |
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| What is the focus of case study? |
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| develop an in depth description of a case or multiple cases in a bounded system. |
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| What can a researcher do to maintain validity in qualitative research? |
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be a listener
record accurately
include primary data
include all data
be candid
seek feedback
achieve balance |
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| define purposive and snowball sampling? |
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purposive- sample is selected because of who they are or what they know.
snowball sampling- when subjects recommend you talk to other people. |
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making sure your findings are accurate
1. triangulation
2. inquiry audit
3. peer briefing |
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| Types of participant observation? |
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passive- present at scene no interaction
balance- researcher seeks balance between insider and outsider
external- television or video observation
active- researcher does what others in the setting do
total-researcher is a natural participant |
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| Name the 7 steps in data collection |
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Definition
locate site
gain access to site
sample
collect data
record data
resolve field issues
store data |
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| person who helps you gain access |
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| person who can point you in the right direction |
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| insider perspective, getting into the heads of the group (nerd) |
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| using external scientific views that researchers use that are not part of the culture. |
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respect for persons
beneficence- minimize risk and maximize benefits
respect for community |
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| open ended questions that allow interviewee to set the direction |
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| Define qualitative methodology |
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| Qualitative research is investigative activity that studies variables in the natural setting. Interaction between the variables is important. |
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| What is the aim of qualitative researchers? |
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| to make sense of or interpret phenomena in terms of the meaning people bring to them. |
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| when researcher is no longer reviewing data. |
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| What is the difference between data analysis in quantitative and qualitative research? |
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| data analysis take place throughout the research in qualitative as opposed to at the end of qualitative. |
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| is the belief that the whole is better than the sum of it's parts. |
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