qualitative methods test 2 Flashcards
what’re the steps to a successful research process?
- research question
- identify key themes
- identify methods
- develop an inductive research framework
what is a research question
a question that will guide your inquiry, that is broad in scope, and somewhat focused
what are key themes
they are the potential answers to research questions, an outlet for emotions
what is the grounded theory
theories based on data collected and analyzed
in a historical research, what is a primary source
any text/object produced by a contemporary
in a historical research, what is a contemporary
an individual that lived during a specific historical period
what are the different types of primary sources
- written texts
- official documents
- material culture
- oral counts
in primary sources what’re some examples of written texts?
letters, diaries, newspaper articles
in primary sources what’re some examples of official documents?
documents produced by the government or other institutions
in primary sources what’re material cultures
objects made or used by contemporaries + traditional focus on archeology
in primary sources what’re oral counts
ora histories: interviewing contemporaries’ experiences and impressions
whatre the challenges of historical research
- there are few available sources
- most sources are produced by or for a small group of people
- it can be difficult to access the voices of regular people
- reading the sources can be difficult
why are there few available sources for historical researches
the sources can be lost or destroyed, in earlier periods the literacy rate was low
what is meant by sources are produced by or for a small group of people ?
the writing and creating of documents are produced by the elites
what is meant by difficulty to access the voices of regular people
sometimes possible to access the regular people voice through official documents mediated through the lens of power
