Topics 3-5 Flashcards
Name the four major types of qualitative research designs
phenomenology
Ethnography
Grounded Theory
Field research
Two broad purposes of research design are
plan an approach that will best answer the research question
Ensure the rigor and validity of the results
What is the major consideration when critiquing research design in a journal article?
The appropriate research design is the one that will best answer the research question
If a research study is suggesting a test of relationships it is a __________ study design
Quantitative
If a research study is suggesting an exploration of the human experience, it is a _________________ study design?
Qualitative
State three things that research questions seek to achieve
Describe and understand
Manipulating and predicting
Connect, relate and link
One of the main characteristics of quantitative research is that it involves a close relationship between the researcher and the participant.
True or false
false
Briefly describe phenomenology, ie it is a description
of_________________________________
Lived experience
grounded Theory is concerned with?
Social processes and theory
Ethnology is concerned with?
Study of culture
State four main components of rigor in qualitative research.
Credibility - confidence in truth of findings
Transferability - transfer to another group
Dependability -
Confirmability - repeat? audit trail
Why is rigor so important?
We need to know results can be trusted to be able to apply them to clinical practice
In quantitative research, the emphasis is on?
objective observation
accuracy in measurement
Control
Name four types of quantitative research studies
Descriptive
Correlational
Quasi experimental
Experimental
Time is important in _________________________ research studies?
Quantitative
