Chapter 6 and 7 Qualitative Approaches To Research

Question 1

Phenological method

Answer 1

Process of learning and constructing the meaning of human experience through intensive dialogue with persons who are living the experience

Question 2

Critical appraisal of a study phenological study

Answer 2

Structure of the study
Data collection
Data analysis

Question 3

Structure of the study

Answer 3

Research question
Researchers perspective
Sample selection

Question 4

Data collection

Answer 4

Data saturation

Question 5

Data analysis

Answer 5

Read the participants narratives
Extract significance statements
Formulate meaning for each of these significant statements
Repeat the process
Integrate the resulting themes

Question 6

Grounded theory

Answer 6

Inductive approach involving a systematic set of procedures to arrive at a theory about basic social processes

Question 7

Critical appraisal of a grounded theory study

Answer 7

Identifying phenomena
Structuring the study to get thick, rich data
Data gathering methods
Data analysis

Question 8

Ethnographic method

Answer 8

Focuses on scientific description and interpretation of cultural or social groups and systems
The goal is to understand the participants world view, or the EMIC view

Question 9

Critical appraisal of ethnography

Answer 9

Are all stockholders identified?
Group concepts into themes
Use quotes from participants

Question 10

Community based participatory research

Answer 10

Researcher works in partnership with community members who have an interest in the issue
End purpose is to develop an action plan or intervention that will be successful in that community

Question 11

Critical appraisal of CBPR

Answer 11

Degree of involvement

Question 12

Trustworthiness

Answer 12

Describes the credibility and validity of qualitative reasearch

Question 13

Credibility

Answer 13

Is it the participants own experience?

Has there been adequate time

Question 14

Audibility

Answer 14

Can the reader follow the researchers reasoning?

Does the researcher document the research process?

Question 15

Fittingness

Answer 15

Are they applicable

Are they meaningful?

Question 16

Phenomenon of interest

Answer 16

What is it? Is it clearly stated?
What is the justification for using a qualitative method?
Philosophic underpinnings?

Question 17

Purpose

Answer 17

What is the purpose?

What is the possible significance?

Question 18

Method

Answer 18

Is the method used to collected data compatible?

Is it adequate?

Question 19

Sampling

Answer 19

What type was used?

Are the participants who were chosen appropriate to inform the research?

Question 20

Data collection

Answer 20

Are data focused on human experience
Does the researcher describe data collection strategies
Is protection of participants addressed
Is saturation of the data described

Question 21

Data analysis

Answer 21

What strategies are used to analyze data
Are steps described for data analysis followed
Are credibility, audibility, and fittingness of the data described

Question 22

Findings

Answer 22

Presented within context
Is the reader able to comprehend the “essence of the experience” from the report?
Are they conceptualized?
Was the existing literature on the topic related of the findings

Question 23

Conclusions, implications, and recommendation

Answer 23

Give a context to use the findings?
Do the conclusions reflect the study?
Recommendations?

Question 24

Why would you choose not to do an exhaustive literature search for the grounded theory method on the initiation of tobacco use by youth?

Answer 24

Limited data exists

Question 25

Which qualitative research method would be best to find an effective intervention that discourages youth initiating tobacco use

Answer 25

Community-based participatory research