Qualitative Research

Question 1

What is constructivism?

Answer 1

The belief that the social world is constructed through human activity

Question 2

What are the methods of data collection most used in qualitative research?

Answer 2

Interviews or observation

Question 3

What are the 3 most common methodologies used in qualitative research?

Answer 3

Ethnology
Phenomenology
Grounded theory

Question 4

What is ethnology?

Answer 4

The study of culture

Question 5

What is phenomenology?

Answer 5

The study of the lived experiences of individuals

Question 6

What is grounded theory?

Answer 6

A specific set of methods used to generate a theory, generate a tentative hypothesis and test this hypothesis

Question 7

When is qualitative research useful?

Answer 7

When little is known about a subject or problem

When something cannot be measured in a meaningful way using other methods

Question 8

What sample size is most commonly used for ethnography and grounded theory studies?

Answer 8

30-40 participants

Question 9

What sample size is commonly used in phenomenology studies?

Answer 9

10 participants

Question 10

What is the strongest sampling strategy used in Qualitative research?

Answer 10

Purposive sampling

Question 11

How is the sample size in qualitative research determined?

Answer 11

Data saturation - when no new ideas are emerging

Question 12

What is convenience sampling?

Answer 12

When subjects are selected due to their proximity and accessibility to the researcher

Question 13

What is snowball sampling?

Answer 13

When existing participants are asked to identify others with a similar experience to be included in the sample

Question 14

What is purposive sampling?

Answer 14

Selecting participants who can provide the most information

Question 15

What is theoretical sampling?

Answer 15

Participants are selected to help the researcher develop and test an emerging theory about the issue being researched

Question 16

What is the optimal size for a focus group interview?

Answer 16

8-10 participants

Question 17

What is concurrent data analysis?

Answer 17

A method of data analysis that involves reducing the data during collection

Question 18

What is constant comparative analysis?

Answer 18

Data analysis that is used in grounded theory to develop hypotheses to be tested out in subsequent interviews

Question 19

What is an audit trail?

Answer 19

The decisions made by the researcher to reach the conclusions presented

Question 20

In qualitative research, what term is used instead of rigour?

Answer 20

Trustworthiness

Question 21

In qualitative research, what term is used instead of reliability?

Answer 21

Dependability

Question 22

In qualitative research, what term is used instead of internal validity?

Answer 22

Credibility

Question 23

In qualitative research, what term is used instead of generalisability?

Answer 23

Transferability

Question 24

In qualitative research, what term is used instead of objectivity?

Answer 24

Confirmability

Question 25

What is triangulation?

Answer 25

Researching the topic from different perspectives

Question 26

What are the 10 factors of qualitative research covered by the CASP tool?

Answer 26

1. Clear statement of aims
2. Appropriate methodology
3. Appropriate design
4. Appropriate recruitment strategy
5. Data collection
6. Relationship between researcher and participant
7. Ethical issues
8. Data analysis
9. Clear statement of findings
10. Value of the research