Research Methods Flashcards
Positivism
Scientific objective data seek facts
Interpretivism
meanings and motivations of individual
Validity
Close to truth/ aims
Ethical
informed consent, right to withdraw, protection from harm, deception
Triangulation
mixed methods approach, qual + quant data, conclusion
Representative
does research and findings represent sample population
Generalisable
applied to wider population
Reliable
Repeatable to find same results , objective
rapport
relationship with participants
Bias
objective, researcher or participants imposing opinions
what factors influence choice of research topic
theory, funding, social issues
what factors influence choice of research methods
access, skills, time, funding
sampling
gathering participants to represent aims of study
longitudinal study
study takes place over a long period of time, qual + quant data
Questionnaires
open + closed questions, qual + quant data
Interviews
open + closed questions, qual + quant data
secondary data
data from studies that have already taken place, qual + quant data
ethnographic field work
secondary data analysis
observations
observe natural behaviour, qual + quant
