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Inductive research
Observation, Themes & Patterns, Generalization, Theory
Deductive research
Theory, Hypothesis, Data collection, Observation
Characteristics of Qualitative Research
Subjective, Based on Interpretivism, Time Intensive, Largely inductive
What are the Qualitative Methodologies?
Phenomenology, Narrative, Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Case Study
What is Phenomenology?
Describe the essence of the experience (of a group of people)
What is Narrative?
Explore stories of individuals
What is Grounded Theory?
Discover systematic components of the theory
What is Ethnography?
Seek to understand culture-sharing group
What is Case Study?
Explore process or in-depth analysis of a case study
What are the qualitative research methods?
Interviews, focus groups, observations, open ended surveys, documents, audiovisual
What are the benefits of literature review?
Results are closely related to research, compare results of study to previous work
How to develop a research topic?
Gathering information in a systematic way, find problems in the first step of the cycle, use ql, qn, and mixed-methods
What are the components of epistemology/worldview?
Post-positivism, constructivist, pragmatic, transformative
What is post-positivism?
Determination, reductionism, empirical observation measurement, and theory verification
Steps of conducting a literature review?
- Develop research question
- Select database
- Database search isolating main concepts
- Enter search, search iterative process
