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Qualitative Lectures Flashcards

1
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Realist

A

Researcher uncovers facts that exist in the world

Collection of data

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Qualitative is not always…

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Interpretive (existing records and diaries)

Focused on lived experience (archives)

democratic, humanistic and free

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3
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Humans studying other humans is ………. Science?

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Human science

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4
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Gathering empiracle evidence is ………. Science?

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Natural science

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5
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Researchers cannot be independent of the study

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Human science

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…….. Science studies factors which are Measurable in some quantity

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Natural science

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The aim of ……. Science is to discover generalisable principles

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Natural science

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The aim of …… Science is to generate new theories

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Human science

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Positivism

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Research in which there are predictions, manipulations and controls

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Human science is reflexive….

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Considers the role in generating and analysing material and how phenomena may already be a social construct

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Inductive nature of human science…..

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Generation of small scale local theory from observations

NOT hypothesis

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Human science is situated….

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Pays attention to the context in which the data was collected. Has this in mind in analysis

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13
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Types of interview

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Semi structured 
Structured 
Unstructured 
Telephone 
Narrative

NOT formal

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14
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Developing theories grounded in the data

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Grounded theory

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Verbal exchanges between people, a system of ideas and how they are constructed in language

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Discourse analysis

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16
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The structure, order and pattern of verbal interactions

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Conversation analysis

17
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To generate a theory

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Grounded theory

18
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Highlight social influence

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Discourse Analysis

19
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Examine structure of verbal interaction

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Conversation analysis

20
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Understanding individual experiences

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Thematic analysis

–> IPA

21
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Phenomenology

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The study of human experience and the way it is perceived

22
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IPA stages

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1) coding
2) themes
3) clusters
4) table and write up

23
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Stages of grounded theory

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Codes- identify key points
Concepts- group similar codes
Categories- broad groups of similar concepts to generate a theory
Theory- collection of explanations for RQ

24
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Define epistemology

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Theories of knowledge

Determines how we approach research

Ie. realist or relativist

25
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When to use interviews ….?

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Hypothesis generation
When it’s a complex topic and not easily quantifiable
Exploring experience
Exploring quantitative data

26
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How are interviews evolving

A

To use more creative methods

27
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Data saturation

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When participants start to tell you the same things over and over…. Stop interviewing!!

28
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What properties should interview questions have?

A 
Answerable 
Non-leading 
Direct 
Open 
Descriptive (ask to describe feelings and experiences)
29
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Benefits of focus groups

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Fast a data extraction
Enhanced responses via interactions between participants
Reduced inhibitions
Gives ideas about discourse

30
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Disadvantages of focus groups

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Weaker members overpowered- power

Conflict in the group

31
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Ethical issues with interviews

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Informed consent 
Children
Who really owns the data and interpretation
Anonymity- identifiable events 
Safety
Data protection 
Sensitive topics
32
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Interview/ qualitative data may be generalised when…

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The interaction all context of the data is well understood

If there’s psychological integrity in themes which remain constant even when the story is different.

33
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Reflexivity

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The way in which the researcher influenced the findings

…promotes transparency

34
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Qualitative values

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Understanding 
Subjectivity
Interpretation
Depth at an individual level 
Ideography
35
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Steps taken to increase objectivity and control of quantitative data

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Reduce bias and experimenter effects
Standardise ptp subjectivity using scales
Independent researcher

WHEREAS qualitative data values subjectivity as a part of the data

36
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The type of research conducted to bring about change

A

Action research

Free people from constraints

Ie. Feminist perspective
Racialized discourse
Queer theory

37
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Qualitative vulnerabilities

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Limits of language- can’t always effectively express what we really mean

Lots of ways of speaking about something

Personal account are too unique to generalise (but can identify patterns)

Context bound- difficult to generalise

38
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Relativist

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Researcher and participant co-construct data
Facts are mediated by human understanding

Generation of data

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