How Is Qualitative Data Recorded Flashcards
How is majority of qualitative data generated
By case studies interviews observations and questions
What type of qualitative data is produced
-transcripts of interviews
-detailed observational notes
-video/tape recorded material
-participants own dairy
What type of categories used when recording qualitative data
-initial categories
-indigenous categories
- use of quotations
What is an initial category
Where large quantities of written notes are reread and grouped together into key themes and ideas
What are indigenous categories
Where researcher makes use of natural categories participants use to describe themselves that arise from the qualitative data they the participants suggest in their own words
How are quotations used
You typify a particular point of view that is expressed
Consent is always needed for this
