Week 1: Overview of Qualitative Research Questions and Designs Flashcards
What is qualitative research
source of well grounded, rich descriptions and explanations of processes in identifiable local contexts
with qualitative data one can
preserve chronological flow, see precisely which events lead to which consequences, and derive fruitful explanations
received view
hard sciences, objective facts, empiricism/positivism, one truth, validation and replication, quantitative research
percieved view
soft sciences, historicism/phenomenology, subjective facts, multiple truths, trends & patterns, qualitative research
postmodernism view
macroanalysis, contextual meaning, truths considered with regards to history, different views, uncovering opposing views, methodologic pluralism methods
ontology
what is reality
epistemology
what and how can i know reality/knowledge
theoretical perspective
what approach can we use to get knowledge
methodology
what procedure can we use to acquire knowledge
methods
what tools can we use to acquire knowledge
sources
what data can we collect
subjectivism
Knowledge is merely subjective and there is no external or objective truth, individual experience is truth. There is no ‘one’ truth to be discovered, truths are experienced and/or constructed.
constructivism and interpretivism
- aims to understand and explain human and social reality, and focuses on interpreting the social life world within its cultural context.
- knowledge and meaningful reality are constructed in and out of an interaction between humans and their world
methodologies
- grounded theory
- phenomenology
- ethnography
- action research
- etc.
methods (data collection)
interviews, focus groups, observations, images, docs
methods (data analysis)
thematic analysis, constant comparative analysis, interpretative phenomenological analysis, framework analysis, conservation analysis, discourse analysis
research questions that require qualitative approaches
- cannot be answered by yes or no
- perspectives and experiences
- start with how/why
what is bias
Any deviation from the truth in data collection, analysis, interpretation and publication is called bias.
