methods Flashcards
what is qualitative research?
social inquiry, that focuses on the way people interpret and make sense of their experiences and the world they live in
what is constructionism?
multiple constructed realities exist
what is purposeful sampling?
picking individuals or groups of individuals that are potentially information rich and have many experiences
what is reflexivity?
thoughtful, self aware analysis of the dynamics between the reseacher and researched. includes self reflection.
what is thematic analysis?
a method of analysing data to identify patterns of meaning across a data set.
what are the 6 main stages of thematic analysis ?1.
- familiarisation and immersion.
- generating initial codes.
- developing themes.
- reviewing and revising themes.
- defining and naming themes.
- writing the report.
ontology?
nature of reality and truth
epistemology?
how reality and knowledge is known
axiology?
researchers values
methodology?
approaches to research
qualitative ontology?
relativist, multiple subjective realities are constructed through lived experiences .
qualitative epistemology?
subjectivist, knowledge is co-constructed between researcher and researched.
qualitative axiology?
individual values honoured, negotiated among individuals.
qualitative methodology?
inductive methods most common, understanding and interpretation.
Naturalistic generalisability?
research findings resonate with the
reader’s personal engagement in life’s affairs and experiences
Transferability?
transferable to other settings
Analytical generalisability?
concept or theory is constructed that later
makes sense in other research across different contexts/populations
Intersectional generalisability?
historically oppressed communities
Criteria for judging trustworthiness
Credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability
is qualitative research primarily inductive or deductive?
inductive
what are the stages of inductive research
observation - pattern - tentative hypothesis - theory
what are the 7 analytical approaches?
1 thematic analysis 2 content analysis 3 interpretative phenomenological analysis 4 creative analytical practices 5 grounded theory 6 discourse analysis 7 narrative analysis
methods of collecting qualitative data?
interviewing and observation.
methods of researching the field?
complete observer
observing as participant
participate as observer
complete participant
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.
what is Participatory action research?
Committed to facilitating social or
institutional change, uses the participants in the research process and the product.
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
what are the different structures of an interview?
1 structured
2 semi structured
3 unstructured
4 groups
3 methods for collecting qualitative data?
photo-elicitation, interviews and story completion
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.
