part 1

Question 1

what do health researchers do?

Answer 1

helping us generate helpful knowledge. Includes a set of approaches for answering what, why and with what effects.

Question 2

what is qualitative research?

Answer 2

qualitative research tends to use and generate language data

Question 3

what are qualitative methods and design?

Answer 3

interviews and observations

Question 4

what is naturalism?

Answer 4

preference for studying phenomena in their natural of everyday environments

Question 5

what is the most naturalistic methods?

Answer 5

Ethnography

Question 6

what is reflexivity?

Answer 6

acknowledging your role in the research

Question 7

where does qualitative research fit?

Answer 7

not only in qualitative studies, but often in combination

Question 8

what are the roles of qualitative methodologies might plan?

Answer 8

1) exploring/ plt work
2) adding depth or understanding to findings from quantitative data
3) parallel studies–> qualitative + quantitative research questions on the same topic

Question 9

is qualitative research scientific?

Answer 9

no.
- can only produce subjective accounts