Week 5

Question 1

Ensuring rigour in qualitative data

Answer 1

Truth values
Consistency
Applicability
Confirmability

Question 2

Truth value

Answer 2

It recognises that multiple realities exist. The researcher outlines personal experiences and viewpoints that may have resulted in methodological bias while attempting to present participants perspectives clearly and accurately

Question 3

Consistency

Answer 3

The methods undertaken should be clear and transparent.

Ultimately an independent researcher should be able to arrive at similar or comparable findings

Question 4

Applicability

Answer 4

Consideration is given to whether findings can be applied to other contexts, settings or groups

Question 5

Confirmability

Answer 5

Achieved when truth value, consistency and applicability have been addressed

Question 6

Methodological strategies for ensuring the trustworthiness of their findings

Answer 6

Accounting for personal biases which may have influenced findings
Acknowledge biases in sampling
Use ongoing critical reflexion of methods to ensure sufficient depth and relevance of data collection and analysis
Keep track of their decision trail to ensure that interpretations of data are consistent and transparent
Compare cases and seek similarities and/or differences across participants to ensure that different perspectives are represented
Include rich and thick verbatim descriptions of participants to support findings
Demonstrate clarity in terms of though processes during data analysis and subsequent interpretations
Engage with other researchers to reduce bias, although qualitative researchers believe that bias is always present
Use data triangulation, whereby different methods and perspectives help produce a more comprehensive set of findings

Question 7

Content analysis

Answer 7

Applied to contents of documents and other written forms of communication to identify concepts and categories and interpret findings

Question 8

Framework analysis

Answer 8

Best suited to analysis of health and rehabilitation policy in a systematic 5 stage process

Question 9

Thematic analysis

Answer 9

Identifies patterns with similar meanings in the text and interpret their relationships

Question 10

6 phases of thematic analysis

Answer 10

Phase 1 = familiarising yourself with the data
Phase 2 = generating initial codes 
Phase 3 = searching for themes
Phase 4 = reviewing themes
Phase 5 = defining and naming themes
Phase 6 = producing report