2.11 Qualitative RM

Question 1

Name four types of ethical issues to consider in Qualitative research

Answer 1

• Anonymity
• Participant Approach
• Confidentiality
• Informed Consent

Question 2

How do we consider data management in the design and ethics stage?

Answer 2

• include explicit agreement with ppts
• Guidelines on anonymizing qualitative data

Question 3

What is the four step process for data collection and analysis of qualitative data?

Answer 3

1. RQ
2. Data Collection
3. Narrative
4. Pattern based analysis

Question 4

What are the four steps of Thematic analysis?1

Answer 4

1. Re-reading - making notes
2. Coding - specific features of the data
3. Identify Patterns - collate codes into candidate themes
4. Defining Themes - A narrative for each theme, quotes to support each

Question 5

What are 5 limitations of Qualitative research?

Answer 5

1. Too subjective - researcher decides what to focus on
2. Difficult to replicate - unstructured format
3. Problems of generalization - samples not ‘representative’ of all cases
4. Lack of transparency - often unclear what researcher actually did
5. Practical challenges - time consuming, willing and articulate ppts