Theories and theorist Flashcards

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Research Methods; Qualitative Research and its Characteristics

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  • Sources: Saldana, Johnny; Kovach, Margaret; Hine, Christine.
    • Summary: Saldana discusses qualitative research methods and their application in understanding phenomena. Kovach emphasizes Indigenous methodologies and their unique characteristics. Hine explores ethnography in online contexts.
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Reflective; Positionality

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  • Sources: Kovach, Margaret.
    • Summary: Kovach discusses the importance of reflexivity and positionality in research, particularly within Indigenous methodologies, emphasizing the need for researchers to critically reflect on their identities and biases.
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Ethnography, Media Ethnography, Virtual or Digital Ethnography; Autoethnography

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  • Sources: Hine, Christine; Pink, Sarah; Lingel, J.
    • Summary: Hine and Pink discuss ethnographic methods in online and digital contexts, while Lingel explores ethnography within critical media studies. These sources emphasize the use of immersive methods to understand cultural practices.
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Unobtrusive Methods and Interactive or Participatory Methods

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  • Sources: Merrigan, Gerianne.
    • Summary: Merrigan discusses different data collection strategies, including unobtrusive methods and participatory approaches. The focus is on engaging participants in the research process while respecting their privacy.
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Framing Theory; Frame Analysis

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  • Sources: Entman, Robert M.; Boylorn, Robin M.
    • Summary: Entman provides insights into framing theory and its implications for media analysis. Boylorn applies frame analysis to explore representations of race in reality television, highlighting power dynamics in media representations.
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Decolonizing Research, Hierarchy of Credibility

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  • Sources: Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo.
    • Summary: Ndlovu-Gatsheni discusses the importance of decolonizing research methodologies and challenging hierarchical structures of knowledge, particularly in postcolonial contexts.
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Interviews; Standardized, In-depth, Semi-structured and Active Interviewers

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  • Sources: van den Hoonaard, D. K.
    • Summary: Van den Hoonaard provides insights into different interview techniques, including standardized, in-depth, and semi-structured interviews, emphasizing the role of the interviewer in engaging participants actively.
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Social Constructionism; Interpretive Research; Researcher as Instrument

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  • Sources: Lindlof, Thomas R.
    • Summary: Lindlof explores social constructionism and interpretive research, emphasizing the researcher’s role as an instrument in shaping the research process and outcomes.
  • Sources: Lindlof, Thomas R.
    • Summary: Lindlof explores social constructionism and interpretive research, emphasizing the researcher’s role as an instrument in shaping the research process and outcomes.
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Photovoice, Photo Elicitation

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  • Sources: Teachman, Gail.
    • Summary: Teachman discusses the use of photo elicitation methods in research with people who have communication impairments, emphasizing the importance of visual methods in eliciting experiences.
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Mobile Methods, Diaries Mobile Methods, Diaries

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  • Sources: Pink, Sarah.
    • Summary: Pink explores sensory ethnography and mobile methods, highlighting the use of diaries and mobile devices in collecting data on everyday experiences.
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Grounded Theory

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  • Sources: Charmaz, Kathy.
    • Summary: Charmaz provides a practical guide to grounded theory, focusing on coding practices and qualitative analysis techniques for developing theories grounded in data.
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Critical Media Studies

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  • Sources: Boylorn, Robin M.; Lingel, J.
    • Summary: Boylorn reflects on race and representation in reality television through an autoethnographic lens, while Lingel explores critical media studies and its application to ethnographic research.
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Research Ethics Principles; Informed Consent and Vulnerability (Researcher and/or Participant)

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  • Sources: Sugiura, Lisa.
    • Summary: Sugiura discusses ethical challenges in online research, particularly regarding public/private data and perceptions of vulnerability among researchers and participants.
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Qualitative Research Questions (RQs)

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  • Sources: van den Hoonaard, D. K.
    • Summary: Van den Hoonaard provides insights into formulating qualitative research questions that guide the inquiry process in qualitative studies.
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Inductive, Deductive Reasoning

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  • Sources: in class lecture
    • Summary: Inductive reasoning involves deriving general principles from specific observations, while deductive reasoning applies general principles to specific cases.
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Recruitment, Gatekeepers and Sponsors, Storylines

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  • Sources: van den Hoonaard, D. K.
    • Summary: Van den Hoonaard discusses various aspects of research design, including recruitment strategies, gatekeepers, sponsors, and the importance of narrative storylines in shaping research.
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Online Research and Ethics Concerns and Debates: Public/Private Data

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  • Sources: Markham, Annette.
    • Summary: Markham reflects on ethical concerns in online research, particularly regarding data privacy and the release of public/private data in the digital age.
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Meaning-Making

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  • Sources: Ellingson, Laura.
    • Summary: Ellingson explores the process of meaning-making in qualitative research, emphasizing the interpretation and construction of meaning from participants’ experiences.
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Participant Observation; Complete Observation; Complete Participant; Observer Participant, Participant Obs.

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  • Sources: Lindlof, Thomas R.
    • Summary: Lindlof discusses various roles of the researcher in participant observation, including complete observation, complete participation, and observer participation, emphasizing the importance of immersion in the research context.
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Field Site; Field Work; Field Notes; Transcription

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  • Sources: Hine, Christine.
    • Summary: Hine provides insights into conducting fieldwork in online and digital environments, including selecting appropriate field sites, data collection methods, and managing field notes and transcription processes.
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Coding; Open/Initial and Focused; Coding Worksheets

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  • Sources: Charmaz, Kathy.
    • Summary: Charmaz discusses coding practices in grounded theory, distinguishing between open/initial and focused coding, and emphasizes the use of coding worksheets to organize data analysis.
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Subjugated Knowledge

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  • Sources: Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo.
    • Summary: Ndlovu-Gatsheni explores the concept of subjugated knowledge and the need to recognize and validate marginalized forms of knowledge in research, particularly within decolonizing methodologies.
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Research Data Management; Data Management Plans

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  • Sources: Mannay, Dawn.
    • Summary: Mannay discusses research data management practices and the importance of developing data management plans to ensure the organized and ethical handling of research data throughout the research process.
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The Sociological Imagination

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  • Sources: Ragin, Charles C.
    • Summary: Ragin reflects on the sociological imagination, emphasizing the ability to understand personal experiences within broader social contexts and structures.
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Brainstorming Strategies*

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  • Sources: Kearney, Mary Celeste.
    • Summary: Kearney discusses brainstorming strategies in research, emphasizing the importance of collaborative idea generation to explore research topics and develop innovative solutions.
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Emergent Design, Research as Process

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  • Sources: Pink, Sarah.
    • Summary: Pink explores emergent design and research as a dynamic process, highlighting the iterative nature of qualitative inquiry and the need to adapt research designs based on emerging insights.
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Mixed Methods Research; Triangulation and Crystallization

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  • Sources: Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy.
    • Summary: Hesse-Biber discusses mixed methods research and the integration of qualitative and quantitative data, emphasizing the use of triangulation and crystallization to develop comprehensive understandings of research phenomena.
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Case Study Research; Descriptive, Representative; Comparative

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  • Sources: Merrigan, Gerianne.
    • Summary: Merrigan explores case study research methods, emphasizing the importance of descriptive, representative, and comparative approaches to gain in-depth insights into specific cases or phenomena.
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Talking/Sharing Circles and Focus Groups; Facilitation Techniques

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  • Sources: Boylorn, Robin M.
    • Summary: Boylorn discusses the use of talking/sharing circles and focus groups in research, emphasizing facilitation techniques to encourage open dialogue and collaboration among participants.
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