Chapter 6 and 7 Qualitative Approaches To Research Flashcards
Phenological method
Process of learning and constructing the meaning of human experience through intensive dialogue with persons who are living the experience
Critical appraisal of a study phenological study
Structure of the study
Data collection
Data analysis
Structure of the study
Research question
Researchers perspective
Sample selection
Data collection
Data saturation
Data analysis
Read the participants narratives Extract significance statements Formulate meaning for each of these significant statements Repeat the process Integrate the resulting themes
Grounded theory
Inductive approach involving a systematic set of procedures to arrive at a theory about basic social processes
Critical appraisal of a grounded theory study
Identifying phenomena
Structuring the study to get thick, rich data
Data gathering methods
Data analysis
Ethnographic method
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
Critical appraisal of ethnography
Are all stockholders identified?
Group concepts into themes
Use quotes from participants
Community based participatory research
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
Critical appraisal of CBPR
Degree of involvement
Trustworthiness
Describes the credibility and validity of qualitative reasearch
Credibility
Is it the participants own experience?
Has there been adequate time
Audibility
Can the reader follow the researchers reasoning?
Does the researcher document the research process?
Fittingness
Are they applicable
Are they meaningful?
Phenomenon of interest
What is it? Is it clearly stated?
What is the justification for using a qualitative method?
Philosophic underpinnings?
Purpose
What is the purpose?
What is the possible significance?
Method
Is the method used to collected data compatible?
Is it adequate?
Sampling
What type was used?
Are the participants who were chosen appropriate to inform the research?
Data collection
Are data focused on human experience
Does the researcher describe data collection strategies
Is protection of participants addressed
Is saturation of the data described
Data analysis
What strategies are used to analyze data
Are steps described for data analysis followed
Are credibility, audibility, and fittingness of the data described
Findings
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
Conclusions, implications, and recommendation
Give a context to use the findings?
Do the conclusions reflect the study?
Recommendations?
Why would you choose not to do an exhaustive literature search for the grounded theory method on the initiation of tobacco use by youth?
Limited data exists
Which qualitative research method would be best to find an effective intervention that discourages youth initiating tobacco use
Community-based participatory research
