Week 10

Question 1

What is qualitative research?

Answer 1

aims to seek a deeper truth by studying things in their natural setting, preserves complexities of human behaviour

Question 2

How is validity of a qualitative design improved?

Answer 2

• more than one method used
• reflexivity: thinking about how own perspective may influence data
• include more than one researcher - inter-rater reliability

Question 3

What are the 4 qualitative research designs?

Answer 3

phenomonology, grounded theory, ethnography, case studies

Question 4

Phenomonology

Answer 4

how people interpret lived experiences, perceptions and understandings of an event

Question 5

Grounded theory

Answer 5

starts with no preconceptions and develops themes and ideas as data is collected and analysed

Question 6

Ethnography (passive/participate observation)

Answer 6

watching behaviours and conversations in naturally-occurring settings, study of cultures and people

Question 7

Case studies

Answer 7

looks at individuals, a small group of people or a group as a whole, explores people and behaviours based on a defined research question

Question 8

What are the data collection methods of qualitative research?

Answer 8

interviews, audio/visual materials, observations, documents

Question 9

Interviews

Answer 9

gain further insight from participants, explore questions in more depth, query previous findings, gain further understanding, can be one-on-one or in a group

Question 10

Observations

Answer 10

passive or embedded

Question 11

What is being native?

Answer 11

fully immersed in culture studying

Question 12

What is going native?

Answer 12

lines between researcher and participant and blurred