Step 2: Design the Study Flashcards
What are the methodologies that may be used for a study?
Quantitative
Focused on measurable outcomes
Testing a hypothesis/theory
Qualitative
Focus on understanding a phenomenon leading to theory development
Mixed
Combination of quantitative and qualitative
What type of methodology focuses on measurable outcomes?
Quantitative
What type of methodology focuses on understanding phenomenon leading to theory development?
Qualitative
Define a population and sample.
How do we know what size of sample to use?
Population
Large group of people who could participate in the research
Sample
Representative of the population
Larger sample size required in quantitative research to enable generalization
Small sample size required in qualitative research; goal is to achieve data saturation
What type of data is collected for each type of study?
Quantitative studies collect numeric data
Qualitative data collects narrative, in-depth data
What are the basic ethical principles that must be considered when designing a study?
o Autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice
o Informed consent
o Ethic review boards
What must be demonstrated in quantitative studies that must be considered when designing the study?
Validity
* External – Findings can be generalized to the public
* Internal – did the study measure what it is supposed to measure
Reliability
* Degree of consistency in recording data
What must be demonstrated in qualitative studies that must be considered when designing the study?
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Rigour – trustworthiness of the results defined by:
* Credibility
* Confirmability
* Dependability
* Authenticity
* Transferability
How is the researcher views of ontology, epistemology, and axiology shown in their study design?
The methodology they choose, so qualitative, quantitative, or mixed
What influences a researchers decision about what type of methodology to use for a study?
How the researcher views ontology, epistemology and axiology
o Influenced by ways of knowing and the particular paradigm that we attest to
Each influences the methodology that will be used in research to answer the questions of who, what, where, when, why, and how
Asks how do we find out? What strategies are used?
Describe the mixed methodology
What types of approaches of mixed methods did we discuss?
Design study that analyzes both quantitative and qualitative data
Commonly used in program evaluation, organizational studies, and policy development
Specific approaches in this course:
o Sequential - Quantitative followed by qualitative or vise versa
o Concurrent - Quantitative and qualitative at the same time
o Transformative - Want to make some kind of change in the population we are studying
What is the sequential mixed method?
Quantitative followed by qualitative or vise versa
What is the concurrent mixed method?
Quantitative and qualitative at the same time
What is the transformative mixed method?
Want to make some kind of change in the population we are studying
What type of study design uses the positivist/postpositivist paradigm?
Quantitative
What type of study design uses the constructivist/interpretivist paradigm?
Qualitative
What type of study design uses the researcher’s point of view?
Quantitative
What type of study design uses the participant’s point of view?
Qualitative
What type of study design believes that there is only one reality and minimizes context?
Quantitative
What type of study design uses deductive reasoning?
Quantitative
What type of study design studies concepts, constructs, and variables?
Quantitative
What type of study design looks for reliability, validity, and generalizability in their quality of evidence?
Quantitative
What type of study design uses identified concepts are investigated for relationships?
Quantitative
What type of study design tests/explores the relationships among concepts?
Quantitative