methods Flashcards

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what is qualitative research?

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

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what is constructionism?

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multiple constructed realities exist

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what is purposeful sampling?

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

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what is reflexivity?

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

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what is thematic analysis?

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

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

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  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.
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ontology?

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nature of reality and truth

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epistemology?

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how reality and knowledge is known

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axiology?

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researchers values

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methodology?

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approaches to research

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qualitative ontology?

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relativist, multiple subjective realities are constructed through lived experiences .

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qualitative epistemology?

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

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qualitative axiology?

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individual values honoured, negotiated among individuals.

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qualitative methodology?

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inductive methods most common, understanding and interpretation.

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Naturalistic generalisability?

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research findings resonate with the

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

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Transferability?

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transferable to other settings

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Analytical generalisability?

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concept or theory is constructed that later

makes sense in other research across different contexts/populations

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Intersectional generalisability?

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historically oppressed communities

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Criteria for judging trustworthiness

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Credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability

20
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is qualitative research primarily inductive or deductive?

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what are the stages of inductive research

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observation - pattern - tentative hypothesis - theory

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what are the 7 analytical approaches?

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1 thematic analysis 
2 content analysis 
3 interpretative phenomenological analysis 
4 creative analytical practices 
5 grounded theory 
6 discourse analysis 
7 narrative analysis
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methods of collecting qualitative data?

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interviewing and observation.

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methods of researching the field?

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complete observer
observing as participant
participate as observer
complete participant

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what are visual methods and what are they used for?
visual methods are photography, paintings, drawings, videography, drama and dance. they are used to generate, interpret and communicate ideas.
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what is Participatory action research?
Committed to facilitating social or | institutional change, uses the participants in the research process and the product.
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what is timelining? how does the participant use timelining?
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
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what are the different structures of an interview?
1 structured 2 semi structured 3 unstructured 4 groups
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3 methods for collecting qualitative data?
photo-elicitation, interviews and story completion
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aims of story completion and aims of photo-elicitation?
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.