Ch 3 Qualitative Research Design And Data Collection Flashcards
The type of data we collect for qualitative study need to be ..?
Naturalistic
Define naturalistic data
The data must not be coded, summarised, categorise or otherwise reduced at the point of collection.
In reality is data reduction possible?
No as even a video recording of an interview constitutes a transformation of the real life act. nevertheless qualitative collection methods are designed to minimise data reduction.
At what point can I research up begin to reduce the data?bearing in mind that even here they need to be very careful about what they leave out
Data analysis phase of the research
Define validity
The extent to which our research describes, measures, or explains what it aims to describe, measure, or explain.
Define validity
The extent to which our research describes, measures, or explains what it aims to describe, measure, or explain.
What advantage does qualitative research have in terms of validity over quantitative research?
As a result of the flexibility and openness qualitative research methods provide the space for validity issues to be addressed during the research itself.
Validity:
Finish this sentence. First, qualitative data collection techniques aim to ensure that participants are….
Free to question and if necessary correct the research is assumption about the meanings investigated by the research.
Validity:
Finish this sentence. Second March qualitative data collection and some cases also analysis takes place…..
In real life settings such as workplaces or youth clubs. as a result there is no need to extrapolate from an artificial setting such a laboratory to the real world, which means that such qualitative studies have high ecological validity.
Validity:
Finish this sentence. Third, reflexivity and shows that the research process as a whole is…..
Scrutinised throughout and the researcher continuously reviews he or her own well in the research this discourages impositions of the research and promotes validity.
There is disagreement among qualitative researchers about the extent to which reliability or to be a concern for qualitative research. What is this disagreement?
Some qualitative researches emphasise that qualitative research methods if applied appropriately and vigourously or generate reliable results just like the aim of quantitative research. however other qualitative research are less concerned with light with reliability. This is because qualitative research explores a particularly unique phenomenon or experience in great detail. It does not aim to measure a particular attribute in large numbers of people.
In terms of representativeness and generalising findings to the general population, is it a problem that qualitative studies do not work with representative samples?
This Depend at least in part on the research question The study is designed to answer. If the study is a case study , representativeness is not an issue. however, if the study aims to explore a phenomenon that is relevant to more people than actually involved in the study, representativeness can be an issue.
Finish this sentence. Developing theories is one way of enabling findings to be generalised. For example, a qualitative researcher who examines the experiences of a small number of individuals in depth can develop….
A theoretical understanding of those experiences by identifying relevant concepts and mechanisms which account for the experiences.
Another way of attempting to solve the problem of generalised ability is through accumulative techniques. Within a study techniques ensure that a particular observation made iin one context is checked against related observations in other contacts in case of more generalised or overarching category maybe identified what are three techniques that qualitative researchers can use to maximise the relevance and transferability of qualitative research findings beyond the immediate contacts within which they are generated?
Systematic literature reviews
Concept analysis
Metasyntheses
What are the general principles of qualitative research design?
Naturalistic (the type of data)
Validity
Reliability
Representativeness (generalisability)
Finish this sentence. Qualitative research acknowledges that the research are influences and shapes the research process, both. …
As a person (personal reflexivity) and as a theorist /thinker (epistemological reflexivity).
Finish the sentence. Reflexivity is important in qualitative research because it encourages us to foreground and reflect upon…
The way in which the person of the researcher is implicated in the research and its findings.
Reflexivity means more than acknowledging personal biases reflexivity invites us to think about ….
How our own reactions to the research context and the data actually make possible certain insights and understandings.
It can be helpful to explore once relationship with #1’s research topic by conducting reflective interviewing with a help of a fellow researcher that you can reflect on include:
1: Why this topic? why this research question?
2: what do you expect to find out?
3: what do you hope to find out?
4: what are you afraid to find out?
5: what would disappoint you?
6; how are you implicated in the research? What is your personal relationship with the topic?
7: what is your emotional investment in the research? Why how does it matter to you?
8: who are you doing This research for?
9: what kind of model of the person underpins your research Question?
10: what must the world be like for your research question to be meaningful and worthwhile?
11; how might your answers to questions 1 to 10 shape your engagement in the research?
12: how might the research change you? Has it already changed you?
The same basic ethical considerations apply to the treatment of participants in both qualitative and quantitative research. The five basic principles are.
Informed consent
No deception
Right to withdraw
Debriefing
Confidentiality
In terms of ethics describe informed consent
The recess show should ensure the participants are fully informed about the research procedure and give their consent to participate in the research before data collection takes place
In terms of ethical considerations describe no deception
Deception of participants should be avoided or together. The only justification for deception is when there is no other way to answer the research question and the potential benefit of the research far exceeds any risk to the participants.
In terms of ethical considerations describe right to withdraw
The research should ensure the participants feel free to withdraw from the participation in the study without fear of being penalised
In terms of ethical considerations describe debriefing
The researcher should ensure that , after data collection, participants are informed about the full aim of the research. Ideally they should also have access to any publications arising from the study they took part in.