Research methods Flashcards
1
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reflexivity
A
- interpretivists
- keep track of S+W of research
- evaluate work to improve its validity
2
Q
reflexivity
PRACTICAL STRENGTHS
A
- reviewing their role’s impact on validity
- look for socially desirable answers
3
Q
reflexivity
THEORETICAL STRENGTH
A
- interpretivists
- true insight
- social reality=increased validity+verstehen
4
Q
respondent validation
A
- interpretation checked with actual participants
- feedback taken to check data accuracy
5
Q
respondent validation
PRACTICAL STRENGTH
A
- ensure no researcher bias
- improve validity+give true insight
6
Q
respondent validation
THEORETICAL STRENGTH
A
- interpretivists
- ensure true insight
- high in validity + verstehen
7
Q
triangulation
A
- different research methods
- ensure validity+reliability
- if low in either, researcher uses another method to increase it
8
Q
triangulation
PRACTICAL STRENGTH
A
- eliminate bias
- cross-check data/ findings
- increases validity
9
Q
triangulation
THEORETICAL STRENGTH
A
- positivists + interpretivists + realists
- ensure research fits study purpose
10
Q
triangulation
ETHICAL STRENGTH
A
- fully represented by methods
- reduces emotional harm
- increases validity
11
Q
methodological pluralism
A
- combining research methods
- fuller picture: prim+sec data
- quan+qual data
- questionnaire surveys
- struc/unstructured interviews
- direct observation
12
Q
methodological pluralism
THEORETICAL STRENGTH
A
- detailed+in depth
- realists
- comprehensive insight into study area
13
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methodological pluralism
PRACTICAL STRENGTH
A
- case studies: single thing, different angles
- rich picture-explanations
- increases validity
14
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methodological pluralism
ETHICAL STRENGTH
A
- reflected accurately
- increases validity
- reduced risk of emotional harm
