Chapter 16 Flashcards
content analysis
the process of extracting desired information from a text by systematically and objectively identifying specified characteristics of the text
deductive research
beginning with a theoretical framework, formulating a hypothesis, deducing what results should be, gathering info to test the hypothesis
deed of gift form
allows the researcher to use the interview tapes and transcripts for research purposes and to place the tapes in an archive for public use
dictionaries
provided by the software or created by the researcher for a particular study
field
the uncontrolled, sometimes unpredictable settings in which people live out their lives
field notes
detailed records of everything the participant observer hears and sees
focus group guide
guide consisting of the major topics and questions that will be raised in the focus group discussion
focus groups
structured group interviews
ground rules
includes explaining the purpose and format of the focus group, emphasizing everyone’s ideas count, only one person should speak, refrain from criticizing others
inductive research
beginning with observations and generating hypothesis to fit the info they obtain
moderator
the researcher or a hired professional that leads focus groups
narratives
oral or written accounts of personal experience told to oneself or somebody else
negative case analysis
requires the research to look for info that would disconfirm the hypothesis
oral history
method for learning about the past by interviewing individuals who have experienced that past
participant observation
the researcher joins the social group that is the topic of the study
