Week 4 (part 2): Research methodologies - Qualitative and Quantitative

Question 1

what are quantitative research abstracts?

Answer 1

it gathers information within a local context and standardized it

Question 2

what do quantitative approaches enable?

Answer 2

a broad look at social relations on more macro scales (is large in scale or scope)

Question 3

what do quantitative methods include?

Answer 3

• Controlled experiments
• Surveys (with closed or open-ended questions)
• Analysis of existing datasets, e.g. the Census
• Content analysis

Question 4

which variables does quantitative reseach consider?

Answer 4

• independent (stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables)
• dependent (value depends on that of another)

Question 5

what methods are not neutral?

Answer 5

Quantitative

Question 6

what level does quantitative reflect?

Answer 6

macro ( involves interventions and advocacy on a large scale)

and micro ( involves direct interaction with clients to address individual problems)

Question 7

what have social statistics of indigenous populations been used to justify?

Answer 7

policies or institutional arrangements, like school curricula and social services protocols, that harm and oppress Indigenous persons.

Question 8

what are “good numbers”?

Answer 8

research that does not presume Indigenous social deficit in the way that research (such as government-lead statistical projects) on Indigenous populations has historically done.

Question 9

what are mixed methods?

Answer 9

studies with more than one type of data analysis method or studies with data from more than one source

Question 10

what does a mixed method approach strengthen?

Answer 10

strengthens research by offering a fuller picture of a social issue

Question 11

why is it not always necessary to do mixed-methods research?

Answer 11

due to time or budgetary constraints or lack of expertise.

Question 12

what is research ethics?

Answer 12

• relatively new development
• informed consent or voluntary participation is key
• research should support rapport-building by empowering participants and offering them ownership over research outputs

Question 13

what is OCAP?

Answer 13

Ownership. Access, Possession
set of standards for research with First Nations

Question 14

how should researchers show academic honestly?

Answer 14

not passing on others’ works as their own

Question 15

what should the researcher allow?

Answer 15

participants’ voices and own experience to own shine through

Question 16

what should participatory action research involve?

Answer 16

collaboration between participants and researchers across all stages of the research process, from formulating research questions to collecting, analyzing, and publishing data.

Question 17

what can PAR be done with?

Answer 17

both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Question 18

How does PAR pay off?

Answer 18

can cost more time and money, but these investments often pay off in improved community empowerment and well-being.

Question 19

What does sociology encompass?

Answer 19

encompasses a wide range of research areas, with diverse lenses and strategies (methodologies) and specific procedures (methods).

Question 20

what does sociological research involve?

Answer 20

many dialectics: qualitative vs. quantitative, pure vs. applied, inductive vs. deductive.

Question 21

what do research methods have?

Answer 21

more than one purpose and use mixed methods

Question 22

what has been growing and become more inclusive?

Answer 22

indig knowledge paradigms

Question 23

what is key in sociology?

Answer 23

Conducting ethical research and being accountable to research participants and broader communities