qualitative data collection

Question 1

what is qualitative research

Answer 1

focuses on understanding the meaning/ experience. focus on words not numbers. themes are identified to find patterns in ppts answers. in depth

Question 2

SIDEN et al, female firefighters

Answer 2

45m long phone calls with 4 f firefighters.
q - job expectations, attitudes, injuries
Themes found - negative attitude from m counterparts.
felt the need to earn respect.

Question 3

interviews

Answer 3

researcher and ppt, interviews are usually semi structured where they can ask follow up questions to gain more insight

Question 4

focus groups

Answer 4

3-6 ppts, researcher acts as facilitator, focuses on conversations and interactions between the group.

Question 5

+ interviews

Answer 5

good for sensitive topics, easier to organise, good for shy people, researcher has control

Question 6

+ focus groups

Answer 6

can see interactions, ppts lead eachother, more data in shorter time period, multiple viewpoints

Question 7

• interviews

Answer 7

less data collected than focus group, time consuming, unfocused prompts - follow up questions can impair quality of data

Question 8

• focus groups

Answer 8

one ppt can dominate, hard to organise, researcher has less control which may be hard to ask follow up questions

Question 9

other methods of qualitative data

Answer 9

diaries, books, vlogs/blogs, observations, articles

Question 10

questions within qualitative data

Answer 10

should not be yes or no. open ended questions