qualitative analysis Flashcards
why is it important that qualitative research is good quality?
- research is expensive
- can shape future policies
- can shape future research
how is quality measured in qualitative research?
reliability, internal and external validity
why is it more difficult to measure quality in qualitative research?
- understanding individual’s experience is more important than objective truth
- context understanding more important than general laws
- subjective analysis of data means bias will always be presents
What are Yardley’s principles for evaluating the quality of qualitative research?
- sensitivity to context
- commitment and rigour
- transparency and coherence
- impact and importance
Yardley’s quality principles: sensitivity to context in qual research
- awareness of broader context (e.g SES etc)
- predispositions of ppt should be considered
Yardley’s quality principles: commitment and rigour in qual research
- completeness of data collection - through triangulaiton, validation through PR, engage with data for long enough, have large enough samples etc
Yardley’s quality principles: transparency in qual research
- achievable through a process of audibility - describing every aspect of data collection in report
- achievable though reflexivity - reflexive statements from researchers, acknowledgement of prior assumptions and aims of research
Yardley’s quality principles: coherence in qual research
- quotations to back up themes
- clear narrative
- discussion section linking to prev knowledge
- coherence between research question, perspective adopted, and what was understood from the interviewees
Yardley’s quality principles: impact and importance in qual research
- discussion section considering potential theoretical, practical and socio-cultural impacts
- considerations of the transferability of findings by disclosing ppt SESs etc
what is mixed methods research?
combining aspects of both qual and quan research for a fuller understanding
how do we gain a fuller understanding from mixed methods research?
a fuller understanding by aiming to be exploratory, confirmatory and hypothesising
what are the main 5 purposes of mixed methods research?
- TRIANGULATION PURPOSES
- COMPLEMENTARY PURPOSES- different methods to investigate different aspects of a theory and deepen understanding
- DEVELOPMENTAL PURPOSES - results from one method to inform another
- INITIATION PURPOSES - different methods used to investigate same or different aspects
- EXPANSION PURPOSES - different methods used to study same thing and expand understanding
what is morgan’s priority sequence model?
a model used to determine which method of research (i.e qualitative or quantitative) should be more dominant in the experiment, analysis, or both
Morgan’s PSM: what is a concurrent mixed method design?
the combination both qual and quan methods at the same time in experimentation or analysis - weighting not necessarily 50/50
Morgan’s PSM: what is a sequential mixed method design?
the use of qual and quan methods one after another, and not the same time - usually one is used for analysis and one is used for the experiment - weighting not always 50/50
Morgan’s PSM: when is a qualitative preliminary method used?
- quant dominant
- smaller qualitative study for helping guide data collection in a principally quant study
- generating hypothesis and content for questionnaires etc
Morgan’s PSM: when is a qualitative follow-up method used?
- smaller qualitative study to evaluate findings from a principally quantitative study
- help interpretation of unclear results
Morgan’s PSM: when is a quantitative preliminary method used?
- smaller quantitative study to guide date collection for a qualitative study
- guide purpose sampling, establish results which need to be understood in depth
Morgan’s PSM: when is a quantitative follow-up method used?
- smaller quantitative study to analyse and interpret results of a principally qualitative study
- generalisation to different samples, tests elements of emerging theories or observed patterns etc
Morgan’s PSM: main 4 types of study
QUALITATIVE PRELIMINARY (quant focus)
QUALITATIVE FOLLOW-UP (quant focus)
QUANTITATIVE PRELIMINARY (qual focus)
QUANTITATIVE FOLLOW UP (quant focus)
Morgan’s PSM: usually when is there a quan dominance and when is there a qual dominance?
Usually there is a quantitative dominance when research attempts validate existing knowledge or assumptions. Whilst, qualitative research is used when less is known/for exploratory rights.
give an example of a sequential QUANT qual study
use QUANT findings to purposefully select a Qual sample
give an example of a sequential QUAL quant study
use QUAL study to design quant survery
give an example of a concurrent QUANT QUAL study
QUANT survey paired with QUAL interviews
