Qualitative Research Flashcards

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What are the origins of qualitative research?

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Anthropology

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Qualitative reach is concerned with…

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Every day life of people and social worlds

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When is qualitative research frequently used?

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In nursing

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Is qualitative research small or large scale studies?

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Small scale

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Is qualitative research based on constructivism and an epic perspective (insiders point of view)?

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Yes

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What 2 ways might you conduct qualitative research?

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In depth interviews, observation

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6
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What is enthography?

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Culture

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7
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What is phenomenology?

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Lived experience of individuals

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What is a grounded theory?

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Specific set of methods

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9
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What approach did Deborah ward use in her infection control studies?

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A general qualitative approach

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10
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What type of sampling do you normally begin with?

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Convenience sampling

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What is the best type of sampling?

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Purposive or purposeful sampling

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What is purposive or purposeful sampling?

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Selecting people who will be the most informative

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What is homogenous sampling?

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Opposite of maximum variation sampling - focus on a specific group

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14
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What is theoretical sampling used in grounded theory?

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Participants help researcher build theory

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15
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When does data saturation sampling stop?

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When enough data has been collected

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16
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What should you avoid in an interview?

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Long questions, closed questions, double questions, jargon terms, leading questions

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17
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What are focus groups useful for?

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Encouraging group discussion, dynamics, sensitive subjects,

18
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Is counting useful in data analysis?

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Yes

19
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What are 2 purposes of data analysis?

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Develop theory and develop hypothesis

20
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What type of analysis did Deborah ward use for her research?

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Framework analysis

21
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What is thematic content analysis?

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Themes that crop up again and again - themes given a code

22
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How would you present data?

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In a paper

23
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Can qualitative methods be scientific?

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Yes when conducted well

24
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What is validity?

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Tool measures what it is intended to measure

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What is reliability?

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How consistent a tool is

26
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What is an alternative term to rigour?

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Trustworthiness

27
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Reliability

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Dependability

28
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Validity

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Credibility

29
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Generalisability

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Transferability

30
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Objectivity

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Confirmability

31
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What is trustworthiness?

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Methodological soundness and adequacy

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What is dependability?

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Findings are consistent and accurate

33
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What is the audit trail?

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Reader can follow path of researcher and see how conclusion is reached

34
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What is credibility (internal validity)?

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Participants recognise the researchers interpretation

35
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What is transferability (external validity)?

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Findings can be transferred to a similar context

36
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What two ways can researchers ensure trustworthiness?

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Member checking, check researchers interpretation

37
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What is negative cases and rival explanations?

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Identification of data that buck the trend, don’t fit with explanations, challenge themes

38
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What is a peer review?

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Asking another researcher to analyse the raw data

39
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What is triangulation?

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Examining the topic from different perspectives

40
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What is data triangulation?

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Different settings, topics

41
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What is methodological triangulation?

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2 or more methods

42
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What is reflexivity?

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All bring own biography to the research, reflect on pre conceptions own actions, conflicts and feelings

43
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Name a qualitative tool

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CASP