review questions for final

Question 1

What does a focus group do

Answer 1

small group, brainstorm, a facilitator leads the group, less than 10 questions,

Question 2

what is a case study

Answer 2

something out of the norm,

Question 3

give an example of a qualitative study design

Answer 3

kind of design (phenomenology, historical), case studies, culture, grouded theory, ethnology, was it appropriately designed

Question 4

ask about qualitative sampling method

Answer 4

convenience sampling, snowbal sampling, purposive sampling

Question 5

what sorts of things feed into how you collect data in a qualitative study

Answer 5

Do an interview, questionaire, observation, case studies (chart review). With observation you want to be a participant, a format for the observation or checklist

Question 6

Data analysis methods for qualitative studies

Answer 6

Read through all of the words and analize it by getting someone else to validate what you’re seeing. Look for key words and patterns to reduce the data

Question 7

Differentiate straight description and analytical description

Answer 7

straight: read literature first, analytical: read data first

Question 8

synthesizing

Answer 8

sifting and sorting

Question 9

theorizing

Answer 9

develop an explanation

Question 10

triangulating

Answer 10

combining two or more theories or data collection methods. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods.

Question 11

how do you know if you have trustworthy results in

Answer 11

they are credible, confirmable, dependable, transferable

Question 12

comprehending

Answer 12

what is going on

Question 13

recontextualizing

Answer 13

what is going on in another setting