17 field research

Question 1

measurement and stat treatments

Answer 1

quantitative research

Question 2

seeks to understand thoughts, feelings, experiences of individuals

Answer 2

qualitative/interpretive research (fundamental source of knowledge in clincal and social sciences)

Question 3

aim of data collection?

Answer 3

position researcher close to participants to gain access to /describe personal experiences

Question 4

how does this differ from n=1?

Answer 4

focus on individual holistically instead of addressing specific variables

Question 5

how personal meanings and actions emerge and are influenced by person’s social and cultural background

Answer 5

critical theory

Question 6

extent of ___ between researchers and subjects is important indicator of truth of theory

Answer 6

consensus

Question 7

methods collect data

Answer 7

observation, interviews, written surveys (open ended questions)

Question 8

data is analyzed ___ in qualitative

Answer 8

inductively (produce hypotheses and theories from data)

Question 9

main prob of validity?

Answer 9

observer bias (rosenthal, hawthorne), camera change behaviour, can’t apply to other settings, culture dependence

Question 10

cross checks of observations and interpretations among researchers, data sources, diff methods

Answer 10

triangulations