Creswell (2007) Chapter 2

Question 1

the research design process in quali research begins with

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philosophical assumptions that the inquirers make in deciding to undertake a quali study

Question 2

researchers bring their own worldviews, paradigms, or sets of beliefs to the research project

Answer 2

these inform the conduct and writing of the quali study

Question 3

interpretive and theoretical frameworks

Answer 3

used by researchers to further shape the study

Question 4

assumptions, paradigms, and frameworks should be explicit and at a minimum

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to be aware that they influence the conduct of inquiry

Question 5

5 PHILOSOPHICAL ASSUMPTIONS

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• Ontology
• Epistemology
• Axiology
• Rhetorical
• Methodological assumptions

Question 6

assumptions, paradigms, and interpretive frameworks often…

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overlap and reinforce each other

Question 7

5 PHILOSOPHICAL ASSUMPTIONS

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• Ontology
• Epistemology
• Axiology
• Rhetorical
• Methodological assumptions

Question 8

ontology

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• nature of reality
• reality is subjective and multiple
• researcher uses quotes and themes in words of participants and provides evidence of different perspectives

Question 9

epistemology (what distinguishes justified belief from opinion)

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• how the researcher knows what he/she knows
• the relationship between the researcher and that being researched
• researcher attempts to lessen distance between him/herself and that being researched
• researcher collaborates, spends time in field with participants, and becomes an “insider”

Question 10

axiology

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• the role of values in the research
• researcher acknowledges that research is value-laden and biases are present
• researcher openly discusses values that shape the narrative and includes his/her own interpretation in conjunction with the interpretation of the participants

Question 11

rhetorical

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• the language of research
• researcher writes in a literary, informal style using the personal voice and uses quali terms and limited definitions
• researcher uses an engaging style of narrative, may use first-person pronoun, and employs the language of quali research

Question 12

methodological

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• the methods used in the process
• researcher uses inductive logic, studies the topic within its context, and uses an emerging design
• researcher works with particulars (details) before generalizations, describes in detail the context of the study, and continually revises questions from experiences in the field

Question 13

Creswell does not contrast qualitative or naturalistic assumptions with conventional or positive assumptions, acknowledging that

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today quali research is legitimate in its own right and doesn’t need to be compared to achieve respectability