methods

Question 1

what is qualitative research?

Answer 1

social inquiry, that focuses on the way people interpret and make sense of their experiences and the world they live in

Question 2

what is constructionism?

Answer 2

multiple constructed realities exist

Question 3

what is purposeful sampling?

Answer 3

picking individuals or groups of individuals that are potentially information rich and have many experiences

Question 4

what is reflexivity?

Answer 4

thoughtful, self aware analysis of the dynamics between the reseacher and researched. includes self reflection.

Question 5

what is thematic analysis?

Answer 5

a method of analysing data to identify patterns of meaning across a data set.

Question 6

what are the 6 main stages of thematic analysis ?1.

Answer 6

1. familiarisation and immersion.
2. generating initial codes.
3. developing themes.
4. reviewing and revising themes.
5. defining and naming themes.
6. writing the report.

Question 7

ontology?

Answer 7

nature of reality and truth

Question 8

epistemology?

Answer 8

how reality and knowledge is known

Question 9

axiology?

Answer 9

researchers values

Question 10

methodology?

Answer 10

approaches to research

Question 11

qualitative ontology?

Answer 11

relativist, multiple subjective realities are constructed through lived experiences .

Question 12

qualitative epistemology?

Answer 12

subjectivist, knowledge is co-constructed between researcher and researched.

Question 13

qualitative axiology?

Answer 13

individual values honoured, negotiated among individuals.

Question 14

qualitative methodology?

Answer 14

inductive methods most common, understanding and interpretation.

Question 15

Naturalistic generalisability?

Answer 15

research findings resonate with the

reader’s personal engagement in life’s affairs and experiences

Question 16

Transferability?

Answer 16

transferable to other settings

Question 17

Analytical generalisability?

Answer 17

concept or theory is constructed that later

makes sense in other research across different contexts/populations

Question 18

Intersectional generalisability?

Answer 18

historically oppressed communities

Question 19

Criteria for judging trustworthiness

Answer 19

Credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability

Question 20

is qualitative research primarily inductive or deductive?

Answer 20

inductive

Question 21

what are the stages of inductive research

Answer 21

observation - pattern - tentative hypothesis - theory

Question 22

what are the 7 analytical approaches?

Answer 22

1 thematic analysis 
2 content analysis 
3 interpretative phenomenological analysis 
4 creative analytical practices 
5 grounded theory 
6 discourse analysis 
7 narrative analysis

Question 23

methods of collecting qualitative data?

Answer 23

interviewing and observation.

Question 24

methods of researching the field?

Answer 24

complete observer
observing as participant
participate as observer
complete participant

Question 25

what are visual methods and what are they used for?

Answer 25

visual methods are photography, paintings, drawings, videography, drama and dance.

they are used to generate, interpret and communicate ideas.

Question 26

what is Participatory action research?

Answer 26

Committed to facilitating social or

institutional change, uses the participants in the research process and the product.

Question 27

what is timelining? how does the participant use timelining?

Answer 27

Graphical elicitation that visually
represents how participants make
sense of experiences over time

Draw a temporal graph and plot
critical incidents of an experience as
it unfolds

Question 28

what are the different structures of an interview?

Answer 28

1 structured
2 semi structured
3 unstructured
4 groups

Question 29

3 methods for collecting qualitative data?

Answer 29

photo-elicitation, interviews and story completion

Question 30

aims of story completion and aims of photo-elicitation?

Answer 30

Photographs are used to
invoke memory and elicit
accounts.

story completion, Explore perceptions, assumptions and social constructions. Participants are provided with a story stem and asked to complete it.