Lecture 8 - Qualitative data analysis

Question 1

what is a semi-structured interview?

Answer 1

a flexible interview process where there is a protocol, but the researcher may deviate from it if needed

Question 2

what are some important things to think about when doing an interview?

Answer 2

face-to-face, record it, quiet place w. no disturbances, one at a time, allocate sufficient time for it

Question 3

how are the respondents usually chosen for interviews?

Answer 3

based on availability, position, knowledge about the studied phenomena, snowball sample.

Question 4

data coding

Answer 4

the process where data is broken down into categories or themes and given labels

Question 5

theoretical saturation

Answer 5

the point at which new data does not provide with any new information

Question 6

constant comparison

Answer 6

maintaining a close connection between data and conceptualization to insure correspondence between categories and data

Question 7

analytic induction

Answer 7

Analytic induction is an approach to the analysis of data in which the researcher seeks universal explanations of phenomena by pursuing the collection of data until no cases that are inconsistent with a hypothetical explanation (deviant or negative cases) of a phenomenon are found.