Week 4 & 5 Flashcards
1
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Post-Positivism
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- Reality can be studied & known
- Objectivity is the ultimate goal
- Natural values & biases are held in check
2
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Interpretive/Critical Paradigm
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- Reality isn’t a fixed entity
- Truth is based on individual perception
- No process to determine ultimate truth
- CRITICAL, people in power at points in history
3
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Quantitative
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- Realism
- Objective
- Etic (outsider)
- Deductive (theory testing)
4
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Qualitative
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- Relativism
- Subjective
- Emic (insider)
- Inductive (theory developing)
5
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Ontology
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- Science/study of being
- Realism vs Relativism
6
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Epistemology
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- How do we know what we know
- Etic vs Emic perspective
7
Q
Methodology
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- Discipline-specific guides for research
- Qualitative vs quantitative & mixed methods
8
Q
Theoretical Framework
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- Based on a philosophical or theorized belief or understanding
- Why the phenomenon exists.
9
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Conceptual Framework
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- Construct a map for the study
- Review or qualitative
10
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Model
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- Symbolic representation of concepts
- Depict relationship
11
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Conceptual Definition
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- Convey general meaning of concept
12
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Operational Definition
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- Specifies how concept is measured
- Instruments used to capture variable
13
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Use of Qualitative Methods
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- Previous understand is inadequate
- Complex/changing phenomena
- Learn about meaning, experience
- Discover theory in data
- Understand detail
14
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Phenomenology
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- Lived experience
- Essence of shared experience
- Core meanings mutually understood
15
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Grounded Theory
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- Explore social processes of human interaction
- Construct theory where no theory exists
- Discover underlying social forces that shape human behaviour
