week 9- qualitative research Flashcards
phenomenology
methodologies
aims to understand the lived experience of a person in relation to a concept. researcher aims to construct a universal meaning of the event, to understand the phenomenon
case study
methodologies
in depth study on either a person or a disease
ethnography
methodologies
researchers observe or interact with a study’s participants in their real life environment. creates a shared understanding
grounded theory
methodologies
creating a theory from data gathered from a group of people. the theory is “grounded in actual data”.
in-depth interviews
methods
focus groups
methods
participant observations
methods
when the researcher becomes part of the group they are studying
document analysis
methods
when documents are analyzed by the researcher to give meaning to a topic
