Qualitative Research Methods Flashcards
P-Value
Measures statistical significance
Statistical Significance
0.05
Philosophy of Science
Concerned with the assumptions, foundations, methods and implications of science and with the use and merit of science
Ontology
-Objective data
- The nature of being and reality
- Reality is external, objective and independent of social actors
Epistemology
-Scientific Empiricism
- We acquire our knowledge from our sensory experience of the world and our interaction with it
- The nature, origin and limits of knowledge
Realism
A pre-social reality exists that we can access through research
Critical Realism
A pre-social reality exists but we can only ever partially know it
Relativism
“Reality” is dependent on the ways we come to know it
Post-Positivism
Assumes a straightforward relationship between the world and our perception of it but acknowledges context
Contextualism
Sees knowledge as emerging from contexts and reflecting the researchers position and only true in those contexts
Constructionism
Posits that knowledge does not have an independent foundation outside the shared linguistic representation that people develop i.e. as gender is a socially defined construct, research on gender can’t be objectively defined
Pros and Cons of Interviews
Pros- Rich Data
- Flexible
- Researcher control
Cons- Time consuming
- Lack of anonymity
Focus Groups Pros and Cons
Pros- More empowering
- Data enriched by
interaction
Cons- Can go off topic
- One opinion may
bias all of the data
- Some voices maybe
more dominant
than others
Photo Voice Pros and Cons
Pros- Promotes creative and reflective teaching
Cons- Complicated and participant burden
Surveys Pros and Cons
Pros- Convenient
Multimedia
Cons- Can eliminate chance of deviation
