Research 3 Flashcards
Theoretical Sampling
Pertains to quaL
What groups should the research look at next? The answer is based on the group’s relevance to the conceptualization
Unstructured interviews
It’s when the researcher has no preconceived view of the information to be gathered
Example of a Grand Tour question
What happened when you found out you have AIDS?
It’s basically just an open ended question
Critical incident technique
gathering info about people’s behavior in a certain incident
Photovoice
participants go take pictures, then come back and interpret them
In participant observation, the researchers
actively participate, socialize, observe
Category scheme
making categories so that its easier to code data
Quasi-statistics
“light” statistics used in quaL
Constitutive pattern is the highest level of ___ ___
hermeneutic analysis
Dependability
stability in quaL findings
Confirmability
objectivity
Transferability
the equivalent of validity
Member Checks
when you ask the members to review the findings to see if they think it’s accurate
Stepwise replication
divide the researchers into 2 groups so that you can compare each groups’ results and see if they line up
negative case analysis
revising your conclusion based on later cases that suggest something else