Lesson 9

Question 1

It is a means for exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem.

Answer 1

Qualitative research

Question 2

What are the 8 characteristics of Quali Research?

Answer 2

Natural setting
Researcher as key instrument
Multiple sources of data
Inductive and deductive data analysis:
Participants’ meanings
Emergent design
Reflexivity
Holistic account:

Question 3

A characteristics of Quali where the researchers collect data in the field at the site where the participants experience the issue

Answer 3

Natural setting

Question 4

A characteristics of Quali where the researchers collect data in the field at the site where the participants experience the issue

Answer 4

Natural setting

Question 5

Qualitative researchers collect data themselves through examining documents, observing behavior, or interviewing participants.

Answer 5

Researcher as key instrument

Question 6

A characteristics of Quali where researchers typically gather multiple forms of data, such as interviews, observations, documents, and audio-visual information rather than rely on a single data source

Answer 6

Multiple sources of data

Question 7

What is the foth characteristics of a Quali study?

Answer 7

Inductive and deductive data analysis:

Question 8

A characteristics;

The Researcher’s keep a focus on learning the meaning that the participants hold about the problem or issue, not the meaning that the researchers bring to the research or that writers express in the literature.

Answer 8

Participant’s meaning

Question 9

A characteristics of Quali where it describes the study as the initial plan for research cannot be tightly prescribed, and some or all phases of the process may change or shift after the researcher enters the field and begins to collect data.

Answer 9

Emergent design

Question 10

A characteristics :

inquirers reflect about how their role in the study and their personal background, culture, and experiences hold potential for shaping their interpretations, such as the themes they advance and the meaning they ascribe to the data.

Answer 10

Reflexivity

Question 11

A characteristics;

Qualitative researchers try to develop a complex picture of the problem or issue under study. This involves reporting multiple perspectives

Answer 11

Holistic Account

Question 12

a qualitative strategy in which the researcher identifies the essence of human experiences about a phenomenon as described by participants in a study.

Answer 12

Phenomenology

Question 13

A Quali strategy where researcher derives a general, abstract theory of a process, action, or interaction

Answer 13

Grounded Theory

Question 14

A Quali strategy which studies an intact cultural group in a natural setting

Answer 14

Ethnography

Question 15

a qualitative strategy that describe and examine events of the past to understand present and anticipate future effects

Answer 15

Historical

Question 16

a qualitative design in which the researcher explores in depth a program, event, activity, process, or one or more individuals

Answer 16

Case study

Question 17

It means that researchers reflect about their biases, values, and personal background, mic status, and how this background shapes their interpretations formed during a study.

Answer 17

Reflexivity

Question 18

Reflexivity requires commenting on two important points

Answer 18

Past experiences & How past experiences shape interpretations

Question 19

An important point of Reflexivity where it Include statements about past experiences with the research problem or with the participants or setting

Answer 19

Past experience

Question 20

An important point of Reflexivity where it includes about how these experiences may potentially shape the interpretations the researchers make during the study

Answer 20

How past experiences shape interpretations.

Question 21

A type of data;
researcher takes field notes on the behavior
and activities of individuals at the research site and records observations.

Answer 21

Quali Observation

Question 22

A type of data;
the researcher conducts face-to-face interviews with participants

Answer 22

Qualitative Interviews

Question 23

A type of data which includes public and private documents

Answer 23

Qualitative Documents

Question 24

A type of date which take the form of photographs, art objects, videotapes, and sounds

Answer 24

Qualitative audio-visual digital materials

Question 25

A procedure used by a qualitative researcher for recording and writing down information while observing.

Answer 25

Observational Protocol

Question 26

A procedure used by a qualitative researcher for recording and writing down information obtained during an interview.

Answer 26

Interview Protocol

Question 27

It is a a table that contains a list of predetermined codes that researchers use for coding the data.

Answer 27

Qualitative Code Book

Question 28

True or false
Interpretation in qualitative research means that the researcher draws meaning from the findings of data analysis.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

It means that the researcher checks for the accuracy of the findings by employing certain procedures.

Answer 29

Qualitative Validity

Question 30

It indicates that a particular approach is consistent across different researchers and different projects

Answer 30

Qualitative Reliability

Question 31

It is one of the strengths of qualitative research and is based on determining whether the findings are accurate from the standpoint of the researcher, the participant, or the readers of an account.

Answer 31

Validity

Question 32

Procedures in interpretation in qualitative research

Answer 32

-Summarizing the overall findings
-Comparing the findings to the literature
-Discussing a personal view of the findings
-Stating limitations and future research. In terms of overall findings
-Suggesting limitations in a project and advancing future research directions.