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Qualitative Flashcards

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What is the definition of qualitative data?

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Answer questions about experiences, meaning and perspective from the standpoint of the participant

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What are the different things qualitative data can help us understand?

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Condition
Experience
Event
Attitudes
Behaviours

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What is phenomenology?

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Explores the central, underlying meaning of an experience or phenomenon from the individuals experience

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What is ethnography?

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To develop a rich, thick description that allows a deeper understanding of experiences within a particular group

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What is narrative research?

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To collect and analyse peoples accounts to describe their experiences and retell their story

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What are case studies?

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To collect data about a specific phenomenon within its real-life context

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What is grounded theory?

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Data is systematically collected and analysed to try and understand social processes
Developing a theory

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What is the sample sizes range?

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2 - 20+

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What is data saturation?

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Point in the research process when no new information is discovered. Signals that the data collecting can stop

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What is non-probability sampling?

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DOES NOT involve random selection, are recruited based off of accessibility and convenience

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What type of sampling do we use in qualitative research?

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Non-probibility

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What are the 5 examples of non-probability sampling?

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Convenience
Volunteer
Snowball
Quota
Purposive

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What is convenience sampling?

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Where the researcher gather participants based off whoever they can find in a particular location

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What are the strengths of convenience sampling?
What are the limitations

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East, no cost
Geographical bias, may miss hard to reach individuals

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What is volunteer sampling?

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People volunteer to take part by contacting the researcher after seeing an advert

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What are the strengths and limitations of volunteer sampling?

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East, minimal effort
Bias as the people who volunteer are likely going to be interested in the topic

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What is snowball sampling?

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Participants are recruited through other participants by referring

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What are the strengths to snowball sampling?

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Can access hard to reach participants
Useful when the searcher does not have the contact details of potential participants

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What is quota sampling?

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Choose a sample according to specific traits or demographics that reflect the make up of the population

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What are the strengths of quota sampling?

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Allows representation of sub-groups

21
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What is purposive sampling?

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Chooses participant that are relevant to the particular phenomenon their researching

22
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What are the strengths of purposive sampling?

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Attempts to create a representative sample of a certain group

23
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What are some NO-NOs in research?

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Lack of consent
Lack of confidentiality
Forced participation
Deception

24
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What are the 5 data collection methods?

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Interviews, focus groups, participant observations, content analysis and photography, poetry and art

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What is an interview?

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Conversation with a purpose. Flexible and adaptable

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What is an un- structured interview?

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One or two main issues are covered in great depth
More questions are based on what the participants says

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What is a semi - structured interview?

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Open ended questions

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What are focus groups?

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Participants can interact and re-evaluate their own understandings

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What are some strengths and limitations of focus groups/

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Can interview a number of people together, can observe interactions
Make sure everyone can speak within the group, the influence they will have on each other

30
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What are observations?

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Gathering data by watching people or events. Can be overt (they know) or covert (they don’t know)Can be participant or non-participant

31
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What is the difference between complete participant and participant as observer observations?

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The researcher fully engages with the participants however in complete, the participants DO NOT know they are a researcher

32
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What are some strengths and limitations of observations?

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Catch them in natural context, little equipment
Researcher has to be experienced, ethics and time consuming

33
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What is content analysis?

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Determines the presence of certain words, themes or concepts within qualitative data

34
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What is inductive qualitative analysis?

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Starts with a clean slate, data driven

35
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What is deductive qualitative research?

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Starts with pre-determined themes

36
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When are focus groups recommended?

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When you want to gain multiple perspectives from a large group

37
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When are one-to-one interviews recommended?

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When you want to gain a deeper understanding of the participants thought processes

38
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What are the 2 things you NEED before an interview?

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Participant informed sheet
Participant agreement form

39
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What is data handling?

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Ensuring data is stored, archived and disposed of in a safe and secure manner during and after a research project

40
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What is a theme?

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A group of codes that identify patterns. Can identify similarities and differences across many transcripta

41
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What are the 6 phases of thematic analysis

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Become familiar with the data
Generate initial codes
Search for themes
Review themes
Define themes
Write up

42
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What is the new updated guide ?

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Familiarisation of data
Generate initial codes
Generate initial themes
Reviewing themes
Defining and naming themes
Write up

43
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What is reflexivity?

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idea of being aware of your own values, ideas and biases

44
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When is qualitative research valid and reliable?

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When it accurately represents the experiences of the study (trustworthiness)

45
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What is not a criticism of qualitative research?

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Approach is too rigid and inflexible

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