Explain reflexivity in qualitative research Flashcards

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Reflexivity is…

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  • a strategy of critical self-awareness used by qualitative researchers to explain how a researcher’s subjectivity contributes to the findings
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Reflexivity acknowledges that…

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  • the researcher may be biased towards the findings because he or she perceives and interprets through his or her own individual lens (subjectivity)
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Reflexivity is linked to…

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  • validation of qualitative research

- the researcher as an instrument

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What is the research dependent on? (1+4)

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Factors such as:

  • training
  • experience
  • status
  • presentation of the self
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What should the researcher include in the report?

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  • information about self and motivations for research

- a “reflexivity” discussion in the final report to help readers come to their own conclusions

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What should the researcher do before undertaking research?

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Often, research will do an interview with a colleague to try and uncover all their views and biases

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Explain reflexivity in qualitative research

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  • a strategy used by qualitative researchers to explain how a researcher’s subjectivity contributes to the findings
  • the researcher may be biased towards the findings because he or she perceives and interprets through his or her own individual lens (subjectivity)
  • validation of qualitative research
  • the researcher is an instrument

Factors such as:

  • training
  • experience
  • status
  • presentation of the self
  • information about self and motivations for reserach
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