Week 1

Question 1

Qualitative Research

Answer 1

usually involves interviewing, data is in words

Question 2

Quantitative Research

Answer 2

used to find relationships between variables. standardised, quantifiable and statistical

Question 3

Research Design

Answer 3

structured approach to address specific research quesiton

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

Larger group to which research results are generalised

Question 5

Sample

Answer 5

Subgroup of the population, generally smaller in qualitative research

Question 6

Advantages of sampling

Answer 6

more economical, time efficient, more accurate because of greater control over measurements and procedures

Question 7

Paradigms

Answer 7

Ontology (set of ideas/values)
Epistemology (theory about nature of knowledge)
Methodology (specific way of generating knowledge)

Question 8

Positivism

Answer 8

Quantitative research

- objective, hard data, measurable, natural and social world the same

Question 9

Interpretivism

Answer 9

• qualitative, relies on interpretation, social world is different to natural world

Question 10

Positivism (Advantages and Disadvantages)

Answer 10

Advantages - measurable, rigorous methods, internal validity, generalisability, replicability
Disadvantages - social world cannot be studied in the same way objectively as objects in natural world, measures are artificial (measuring constructs of researcher), only measure response at one point in time, not effective at determining why people do things

Question 11

Interpretivism (Advantages and Disadvantages)

Answer 11

Advantages - flexibility in thinking, flexibility in research process, rich description, compensation, validity
Disadvantages - observer bias, lack of consensus, lack of focus, lack of generalisability, poor replication, cost (time)

Question 12

Mixed methods research

Answer 12

combines qualitative and quantitative methods, can be qualitative before quantitative, simultaneous or qualitative following quantitative

Question 13

What is not mixed methods research?

Answer 13

Not using rigorous methods, collecting and reporting both qualitative and quantitative but separately, using multiple qualitative approaches or multiple quantitative approaches (multi-method research)

Question 14

5 categories of study designs

Answer 14

experimental, quasi experimental, observational, systematic reviews, qualitative

Question 15

4 ethical issues in research

Answer 15

voluntary participation, no harm to participants, anonymity and confidentiality, deception