Ch. 3 Designing A Qualitative Study Flashcards
What is a working definition of qualitative research?
- interpretive/theoretical frameworks that inform the study of research problems
- addresses the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem.
In the definition of qualitative research, how is the process described?
- From philosophical assumptions to
- Interpretive Lens to
- Procedures involved
What are 4 common characteristics of qualitative research?
- Natural setting
- Researcher as key instrument
- Multiple methods
- Complex reasoning through inductive and deductive logic
What are 5 other common characteristics of qualitative research?
- Participants’ multiple perspectives and meanings
- Context-dependent
- Emergent design
- Reflexivity-researcher reflects on own background
- Holistic account
When is it appropriate to use qualitative research?
- to identify variables that cannot be easily measured
- hear silenced voices
- complex, detailed understanding of the issue
- when we want to write in a literary, flexible style that conveys stories
- understand the contexts/settings where participants address a problem
When ELSE is it appropriate to use qualitative research?
- Follow up quantitative research
- Develop theories when partial/inadequate exist for certain populations
- quantitative measures/statistical analyses do not fit the problem
Qualitative inquiry is for the researcher who is willing to do the following:
- Commit to extensive time in the field
- Engage in complex, time-consuming process of data analysis
- Write lengthy and descriptive passages
- Embrace dynamic and emergent procedures
- Attend to anticipated and developing ethical issues
Features of a “good” qualitative study (4):
Researcher:
- frames study within the assumptions of qualitative approach
- Conducts ethical research
- Uses qualitative approach
- begins with a single focus or concept being explored
Features of a “good” qualitative study (4):
Researcher:
- Has rigorous data collection procedures
- Methods describe rigorous approach to data collection, analysis, and report writing.
- analyzes data using multiple levels of abstraction
- writes persuasively so that the reader experiences “being there.”
- situates self within study to reflect own history, culture, and personal experiences.
For data collection and analysis in qualitative research, how is rigor described?
- multiple levels of data analysis from narrow codes/ themes to broader interrelated themes to more abstract dimensions
- researcher validates the accuracy of the account, such as member checking, triangulating sources of data, or using a peer/external auditor of the account.
When designing a qualitative study, what are 3 elements to consider?
- preliminary considerations
- steps we engage in during the conduct of the study
- elements that flow through all phases of the process of research
In qualitative research, describe methodological congruence.
the purposes, questions, and methods of research are all interconnected and interrelated so that the study appears as a cohesive whole
How might a literature review be different in a qualitative study?
It may be used at the beginning, during or late stages of the research.
The backbone of qualitative research is:
extensive collection of data, typically from multiple sources of information
Describe the idea of reciprocity in qualitative research.
Giving back to participants for their participation in the study
Review how participants will benefit
