Week 8

Question 1

What are four advantages of qualitative research

Answer 1

Detailed perspectives of people
Can hear voices of participants
Built from views of participants not researcher
People like stories

Question 2

What are four limitations of quantitative research?

Answer 2

Impersonal and dry
Do not hear words of the participants
Largely research driven
Limited understanding of context of participants

Question 3

What occurs when a researcher studies one individua, classroom, school or program (qualitative)

Answer 3

Case study

Question 4

Define exploratory sequential design

Answer 4

Qualitative -> quantitative -> integration of data

Question 5

Define explanatory sequential design

Answer 5

Quantitative -> qualitative -> data intergration

Question 6

Define convergent parallel design

Answer 6

When quantitative and qualitative data is merged

Question 7

When might mixed methods be implemented

Answer 7

• To complement the data
• To develop the data
• To understand the contradictions
• To expand the data

Question 8

Define mixed methods

Answer 8

Collecting data either simultaneously or sequentially

Both qualitative and quantitative data