Lecture 6 Flashcards
Research quality
Critique that qualitative is subjective with lack of precision -> establish trustworthiness and show a warrant for inferences.
Credibility
Addressing the real thing
By using: Triangulation, lengthy and intense engagement, persistent inquiry
Transferability
Applying results to other contexts and subjects
Develop thick context description, rich data, theoretical sampling.
Dependability
Are they skewed by a method?
Overlap methods, stepwise replication, establish audit trial, dependability audit.
Confirmability
Do the results depend on the researcher?
Audit, triangulation, and practice reflexivity
Ethics
Morality and reason, guiding principles, applies to all situations.
General principles
Voluntary participation, protect participants, no harm consent
Research ethics
Nor harm to participants, ensure dignity, informed consent
Ethics in research problems
Will the aim of your research harm individuals, groups, or organizations?
Will the aim of your research discriminate against ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, or religion?
Is your research novel or does it simply copy previous research?
Ethics in research design
Justification for research
Privacy, Anonymity, confidentiality
Informed consent/Access to participants
Justification for research
Risks and costs balance against benefit but avoid harm
Privacy, Anonymity, confidentiality
Protect participant identity & privacy
Informed consent/Access to participants
Informed in advance, contact afterward
Data collection
When do you have enough? What can you do if there is not enough? Still keep privacy, confidentiality, and access to participants in mind
Reporting
Do not plagiarize
Cite properly, don’t self-plagiarize, don’t ghostwrite
