Alternative Qualitative data collection Flashcards

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What are focus groups? (Powell et al, 1996)

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group of individuals selected and assembled by researchers to discuss, from personal experience, a topic that is subject of research

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What are some aspects of focus groups?

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it’s facilitated by the researcher
involves group interaction
debates issues

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When would you use focus groups?

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when you have open Qs
when you want a breadth of understanding on a topic (especially in a complex research area)
to gain ppts perspectives

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Benefits of focus groups

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+ open and free discussions
+ ppts can ‘bounce off’ each other
+ gain large amounts of info in short amount of time
+ discussion on taboo topics

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Challenges of focus groups

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  • power dynamics
  • less confidentiality / anonymity
  • difficult managing conflicts of opinion
  • practically difficult to arrange (expensive and large no. of ppts)
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What do you need to include in a focus group?

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ground rules
good recording equipment
at leats one co-moderator
semi-structured engagement

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What is photo voice?

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a qualitative method used in community-based participatory research
ppts use photos to document experiences which also identify issues of importance to them

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What methods does photo voice use other than photographs?

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interviews
group discussions

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Who came up with photo voice?

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Wang and Burris (1997)

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Freire’s (1974) 3 step approach to critical consciousness

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1- critical reflection
2- critical motivation
3- critical action (advocates for social change)

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What are the phases of photo voice study?

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  • recruit ppts, plan study
  • take photos
  • facilitate group discussion after compiling photos together
  • use 3 stage process to select photos that reflect research issue
  • narrate stories using photos
  • disseminate findings (spread info)
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Why does disseminating the findings do?

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can lead to advocating for change
raises awareness of issues identified

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Example of photo voice study (Mitchell et al, 2008)

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gave a face to HIV and AIDS
photos used by teachers an community health care workers in rural South Africa

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Benefits of Photovoice

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+ allows ppts to reflect on communities strengths and concerns
+ promotes deeper level of understanding
+ combines diff methods for greater comprehension

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Challenges of photo voice

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  • ethical aspects (permission to take photos of people + photo ownership)
  • time period for photos
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What is Ethnography?

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Ppt observation with researcher participating / observing daily lives and events for extended period of time

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What does ethnography place emphasis on?

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What does Savage (2000) describe ethnography as?

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focusing on what people do and what they say they do

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What does Patton (2002) describe ethnography as?

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a method based on assumption that accessing beliefs / behaviours in context which they occur in will aid understanding and provide holistic approach

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When to use ethnography?

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when describing how cultural groups work
when developing understanding of complex relationships from multiple perspectives

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What 3 things does ethnography rely on?

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gatekeepers
snowballing
networking

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What is multi-sited ethnography?

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studying a particular Human activity that takes place in several locations

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what types of data collection does ethnography take?

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observations
photos
documents
informal / formal interviews

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Benefits of ethnography

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+ looks at wider processes rather than one persons perceptive
+ researcher can establish rapport and trust

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Challenges of ethnography

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  • time consuming
  • more subjective than other methods
  • greater potential to lead to ethical issues (invasion of privacy)
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What are the 2 approaches to data analysis?

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inductive approach (starts with observation then formation of theory)
deductive approach (starts with theory then develops hypothesis which is tested through observation)

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What the 6 different types of data analysis?

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content
discourse
narrative
thematic
grounded theory
IPA

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What is content analysis?

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blends quant into qual analysis

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What is discourse analysis?

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analysing conversations + interactions

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What is narrative analysis?

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analysing how stories are told

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What is thematic analysis?

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involves identifying themes

32
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What is grounded theory?

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using data alone to build theory

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What is IPA?

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looking at people’s unique experiences of a phenomena