Qualitative: Module 4

Question 1

Identify the theoretical frameworks that constitute qualitative research

Answer 1

▪ Phenomenology 
▪ Ethnography 
▪ Narrative Inquiry 
▪ Case Study 
▪ Grounded Theory

Question 2

Qualitative research studies what?

Answer 2

things that can’t be measured with a number

Question 3

Major objectives of Qualitative research

Answer 3

Exploration, discovery, and understanding

Often focused on subjective meanings and insider perspective in cultural groups.

Describe, not count

Question 4

Qualitative researchers rely on the _____ of the scientific method.

Answer 4

Exploratory or inductive/exploratory mode

Question 5

What is Naturalistic inquiry?

Answer 5

Studying real-world situations as they unfold naturally in a non-manipulative and non-controlling way.

Question 6

Exploratory starts with _____.

Answer 6

Observations/data, then patterns/descriptions, then theory. (making theory about what you saw)

Question 7

Confirmatory starts with _____.

Answer 7

theory, then hypothesis/predictions, then observations/data. (to confirm something)

Question 8

Qualitative researchers are interested in _____.

Answer 8

understanding particular groups and key individuals to inform local aims rather than national policy.

Question 9

Qualitative researchers use a ____ lense.

Answer 9

wide-angle and “deep-angle”

Question 10

Objectives in qualitative research include

Answer 10

obtaining an empathetic understanding of people and groups and conducting exploration to learn what is important to a particular place or group.

Question 11

Qualitative research questions are ____ in nature and do not ask for a _____.

Answer 11

broader

conclusion

Question 12

Qualitative questions are focused on _____.

Answer 12

exploring a process, issue, or phenomenon.

Question 13

Qualitative questions are often said to be

Answer 13

emergent or fluid

Question 14

Qualitative or Quantitative?

What is the impact of being bullied on student’s self-confidence?

Answer 14

Quantitative

Question 15

Sampling methods… qualitative researchers first decide ___.

Answer 15

whom or what they want to study

Question 16

Qualitative sampling is often referred to as

Answer 16

criterion-based or purpose sampling or purposeful

Question 17

What data collection method is NOT qualitative?

Answer 17

tests

Question 18

What are the 5 data collection methods?

Answer 18

1. Questionnaires (open-ended questions)
2. Interviews
3. Focus Groups (a group that knows about your thing)
4. Observation (collect narrative data)
   5 Constructed and secondary or existing data

Question 19

5 Major Qualitative Research Designs

Answer 19

1. Phenomenology
2. Ethnography
3. Narrative Inquiry
4. Case study
5. Grounded theory

Question 20

Describe Ethnography

Answer 20

Describing cultural characteristics of a group of people. Anthropology.

Question 21

Describe Grounded Theory

Answer 21

Inductively generating a theory describing a phenomenon. Sociology.

Question 22

Describe Phenomenology

Answer 22

Describing individual(s)’ experience of phenomena

Question 23

Describe Narrative Inquiry

Answer 23

Telling a story of people’s lives.

Question 24

Describe Case Study

Answer 24

Addressing research questions through in-depth analysis (what’s going on in this class?)

Question 25

Describe Triangulation

Answer 25

when your results converge on the same conclusion

Question 26

Qualitative data collection and data analysis are often done ___ or ______.

Answer 26

concurrently in cycles

Question 27

Categorical coding

Answer 27

short-hand used to analyze the data and find main ideas

Question 28

Qualitative research DOES NOT ask ____.

Answer 28

relationship questions

Question 29

What are the strengths of Qualitative research?

Answer 29

naturalistic setting
describes complex phenomena
cross-case comparisons
embedded in local contexts
really find out what's going on

Question 30

What are the weaknesses of Qualitative research?

Answer 30

might not generalize
difficult to make quantitative predictions
difficult to test
less credibility
takes more time
results are easily influenced

Question 31

Which research approach seeks to understand people’s subjective and shared experiences through systemic observation?

Answer 31

Qualitative