Lecture 3

Question 1

The research process is more ……….than…………

Answer 1

Cyclic than linear

Question 2

What are the 3 reasons that selection of a research area/problem is important

Answer 2

Personal interest
Sets up the rest of the research process
Needs to contribute to the discipline

Question 3

What do Braun and Clark mean by the “so what” factor?

Answer 3

Means we need to consider what is the point of our research.
Demonstrate who this research takes you further.

Question 4

There are two tools to help us address the “so what” factor

Answer 4

CHIP

Mind Map

Question 5

CHIP stands for:

Answer 5

Context (where)
How (what methods)
Issues
Population

Question 6

The CHIP tool generates a

Answer 6

Mind map

Question 7

If you’re interested in exploring the experience of something for ppl then the research must be approached from one of these two perspectives…

Answer 7

Critical realist

Contextualist

Question 8

A good research design is one where 2 things are present

Answer 8

The method of data analysis is appropriate to the research q

The method of data collection generates data that are appropriate to the method of analysis

Question 9

If using a critical realist or contextualist approach you are assuming that truth can be accessed through:

Answer 9

Language

Question 10

In critical realist and contextualist approaches you use these methods:

Answer 10

GT, IPA, narrative

Question 11

If you’re looking at how ppl construct meaning using languages or representations through images you’d be coming from this approach

Answer 11

Constructionist perspective

Question 12

If using a constructionist perspective you assume that

Answer 12

Language is part of the construction or production of reality

Question 13

Using a constructionist perspective you would be using these methods:

Answer 13

DA, FDA

Question 14

Using FDA is best suited to anything that has an

Answer 14

Institutional representation. Ie mental Illness, sexuality. Talking about POWER.

Question 15

DA the D means

Answer 15

Speech - you literally just analyse speech

Question 16

FDA - the D means something different…

Answer 16

Set of shared taken for granted assumptions around the world.

Question 17

Four purposes to a lit review

Answer 17

Identify info/existing knowledge
Identify the ‘gap’
Evaluate and synthesise
Rationale or justification

Question 18

For using GT you actually do your lit review

Answer 18

Last

Question 19

General sources give you 2 types of info:

Answer 19

General intro to topic

Clues where to find more scientific info

Question 20

Two types of info found in secondary sources:

Answer 20

Scholarly summary

Further references

Question 21

Primary sources should make up ….% of your sources

Answer 21

80

Question 22

When searching the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) a * means

Answer 22

Represents any group of characters, including no character. Ie friendship*

Question 23

When searching the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) a ? means

Answer 23

Represents any single character

Question 24

When searching the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) a $ means

Answer 24

Represents a zero or one character. Ie friend$ NOT friends

Question 25

In a Boolean search the word AND finds records containing

Answer 25

All terms separated by the operator

Question 26

In a Boolean search the word OR finds records containing

Answer 26

Any of the terms separated by the OR

Question 27

In a Boolean search the word SAME finds records where the SAME is

Answer 27

Appear in the same sentence.

Question 28

In a Boolean search the word NOT to

Answer 28

Exclude certain words from your search