Week 5 Flashcards
phenomena
things perceived by our senses
lived experience
how a person immediately experiences the world
descriptive phenomenology
describing universal essences, viewing the person as one representative of the world in which she lives, an assumption of self-reflection, a belief that the consciousness is what people share, and a belief that stripping of previous knowledge (bracketing) helps prevent investigator bias and interpretation bias
purposeful sampling
participants who are chosen bc of their life experience with the phenomena of interest
philosophical underpinnings
gives the reader perspective on the philosophical traditions of the method selected
breadth
ability to generalize quantitative results across a large number of cases or subjects
depth
gaining a deep understanding of a phenomena with a limited # of participants
member checking
returning to the persons data from who data were generated to ensure that the interpretations of the researcher are recognized by the participants as accurate representations of their experiences
Lincoln-Guba Model has 4 components of trustworthiness, what are they?
- truth-value (credibility)
- applicability (transferability)
- consistency (dependability)
- neutrality (confirmability)
lincoln CANT trust guba
what are strategies used to establish credibility?
reflexivity, member checking, peer debriefing/examination
reflexivity
requires self-critical attitude on the part of the researcher about how one’s own preconceptions affect the research
neutrality/confirmability
- similar to objectivity in quantitative terms, occurs when the first three steps are achieved
- Qualitative research must be reflective, maintaining a sense of awareness and openness to the study and unfolding results
fieldnotes
qualitative notes recorded by scientists or researchers in the course of field research, during or after their observation of a specific phenomenon they are studying
