Kuper reading Flashcards
what are questions asked in qual and quant
quant - how much, what, why
qual - how, why?
when is qual useful
best for some types of research - patient motivation
4 levels that must be evaluated in qual research
- tools used by researcher
- methods used to analyze
- theories informing these methods
- beleifs about knowledge
what is belief and theory in quant research
assumes there is a single knowable reality - objectivism
theory is positivism
what is qual. theory and definition
constructivism - the reality we perceive is is constructed by social, historical and individual factors
methods in qual. research
talking, observing people, analayzing artifacts, focus groups, observations
what is qual. analysis
inductive - meaning emerges from the data
iterative - move between your finding and the conceptual frameworks
what is positionality in qual research
researchers participate in the context and thus must situate themselves in it - should be made clear in papers
are qual findings generalizable
no, but they are somewhat transferable as a way to think through things
see table comparing the two in outline
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