Extras to learn for qual study Flashcards
emic
insiders view
etic
outsider view
in ethnography epic view and epic view
must be carefully balanced as to prevent bias
reflexivity
vital that researchers are aware of and actively explore the ways in which their presence, actions and beliefs contribute to the production of ethnographic accounts
grounded theory was developed by ….. in …..
Barney Glass and Strauss
whilst they worked on a research projects about dying patients in hospitals
in grounded theory research questions and sampling strategies
are loosely defined and dynamically linked to emerging categories and themes
how is data analysed in grounded theory
iterative process
iterative process
process off reassign and refining concepts and categories by constant comparison
discourse analysis assumes that
language is fluid and ever changing
language is also
situated
sociolinguistics
societies effect on language
conversation analysis
the study of social interaction
contextual factors
influence research design
data collection and analysis occur
simultaneously
the process in qual research is
iterative and may be repeated a number of times
process of qual research
1)data collection 2) initial coding 3) categories and themes 4) emerging theory 5) critical appraisal 6) data collection
in the final report
researchers should give a detailed account of where specific data came from e.g. direct ops, formal interview wtc
the sample is usually …. because…
non-random- purpose is not to generalise population level using stats- but to create a thick description
regardless of method, analysing of data involves the interpretation by researchers
who may have social lenses/ they may make sense of data using their own histories and beliefs
analysis of data: ethno
transforming observational data into ‘thick’ description
analysis of data: discourse
linking text to social practice
analysis of data: grounded theory
concept sea dcatgoeis are developed from data, refined and linked together to form a conceptual model of the observed phenomenon
which ethical principle hard to apply
informed consent e.g. observational
