Qualitative study designs Flashcards
historically the cornerstone of medical research
Quantitative Research: Positivist paradigm
eliminate their biases, remain emotionally detached and uninvolved with the objects of study and test or empirically justify their stated hypotheses
Quantitative Research: Positivist paradigm
“the use of whatever philosophical and/or methodological approach (that) works for the particular research problem under study” (Tashakkori & Teddlie)
Relativism paradigm
Philosopy: Positivist
Quantitative
Philosopy: Interpretivist
Qualitative
Philosopy: Relativist
Mixed Methods
Design:
Descriptive/Causal
Deductive
Quantitative
Design
Explorative
Inductive
Qualitative
Design:
Exploratory & Descriptive/Causal
Inductive/Deductive
Mixed Methods
Approach:
Survey; Experiments
Quantitative
Approach:
Depth Interviews/ Focus Groups/ Observations
Qualitative
Surveys/Depth Interviews/Focus Groups/ Observations
Mixed Methods
IF
Quanti
HOW OR WHY
Qualitative
Reality is socially constructed
Assumptions: Qualitative
Primacy of method
Assumptions: Qualitative
Emic (insider’s point of view)
Assumptions: Qualitative
Variables are complex, interwoven, and difficult to measure
Assumptions: Qualitative
Social facts have an objective reality
Assumptions: Quantitative
Primacy of subject matter
Assumptions: Quantitative
Variables can be identified and relationships measured
Assumptions: Quantitative
Etic (outside’s point of view)
Assumptions: Quantitative
Ends with hypotheses and grounded theory
Approach: Qualitative
Asks “What?” “Why?” “How”
Approach: Qualitative
Studies motivation
Approach: Qualitative
Enables Discovery
Approach: Qualitative
Exploratory
Approach: Qualitative
Interprets
Approach: Qualitative
Subjective
Approach: Qualitative
- Begins with hypotheses and theories
- Asks “How many?” “Strength of association?”
- Studies Action
- provides proof
Is definitive, - Describes
- Objective
Approach: Quantitative
Purpose: Qualitative
- Contextualization
- Interpretation
- Causal explanations
- strive for uniqueness
Purpose: Quantitative
- Generalization
- Prediction
- Understanding actors perspective
- Strives for generalization
Research Design: Qualitative
Evolving, flexible, general
REsearch Design: Quantitative
Structures, Predeterminded, SPecific
Detailed plan of operation