week 3 / chapters (?) Flashcards
grounded theory comes from:
sociology
what is trying to be done with grounded theory
theory generating
a theory is _____
explanation for a reason
what is a core variable
resolved the main concern
what is one thing commonly done in grounded theory
constant comparison
constant comparison is ….
you are comparing and refining the theoretical categories
ethnography looks at…
culture
culture can look at ….
behavior
artifacts
speech
what type of perspectives do ethnographers look at …
emic verus etic
what does it mean to have a emic perspective
the insider, someone inside the culture
what does it mean to have an etic perspective
means to have a more reserved perspective
what type of work is done in ethnographer to collect data
fieldwork
what type of person is commonly used to collect information for ethnography
key informant
what type of perspective does a key informant have
emic
what are you looking for with the phenomenology tactic
the experiences
experiences can also be known as (in terms of phenomenology)
lived experiences
what are the two main schools of thought with phenomenology
descriptive and interpretative
what does the descriptive school of phenology look to accomplish
descriptions of the human experience, what do we know as humans → description of the study
what does the interpretative school of phenology look to accomplish
understanding the human experience → interpreting what you are getting from the data
what is the term for acknowledging biases in the field of phenomenology
bracketing
the unit for collection of data in phenology is ….
individuals
Why do we do qualitative research in nursing:
More narratives
Due to a lack of literature out there
Good if you are not a part of the population and not familiar with the population
what type of design model allows for adaption throughout the study
emergent design
sampling in a qualitative study tends to be less then …
50 people = small group!!!
what type of sampling can come from people volunteer or near by
convince
what type of sampling is thought to be chain like
snowball
what type of sampling looks at information that will enhance the study
purposive
what type of sampling uses information that helps with constructs and adding to a construct
theoretical sampling
purpose sampling is similar to
theoretical BUT theoretical is more grounded in theory
what is the term for collecting data is done in order to get to the point where there is nothing new being gathered
data saturation
how are researchers conscious of the part they play in their own study and reflect on how their own experiences can affect the data they obtain?
reflexivity
data collection that is conversational and following naturally =
unstructured interview
data collection that has a topic guide is _____
structured interviews
with data collection, what is a self reporting technique
critical incidents
a type of interview are detailed chronological narratives about personal life experiences most likely to be elicited
life history
a useful tool to help bracket
reflexive journal
what type of qualitative self-report data is being used when respondents record and maintain ongoing records about some aspect of their lives
diaries
field notes are …
Logs of daily events and field notes are the major methods of recording unstructured observational data. Field notes are both descriptive and reflective.
field notes are a type of what data collection category
observational
ethnographers are also known as ______
participant observers
