CH 17 - Exam 2 Flashcards
(32 cards)
___ (qual/quan) researcher has conflicting databases about how to judge the quality of research
qualitative
Trustworthiness is a term used for ___ in qualitative studies
quality
What are the 5 components of trustworthiness? (broad)
- credibility
- dependability
- confirmability
- transferability
- authenticity
Credibility is the measure of ___ in the data and how it is ___. Looks at the way the study was ___ to demonstrate the findings are ____ and taking steps to demonstrate credibility to ___ ___
- truth
- interpreted
- preformed
- believable
- external readers
Dependability related to the ability of the study findings to be ___ in ___ ___. If a study is not dependable then it is not ___
- repeated
- similar circumstance
- credible
Confirmability is making sure the data reflect the ___ ___ rather then the researchers ___
- participants view
- bias
___ is the ability for the results to be applied or assumed in other settings
transferability
Authenticity is the ability for readers to get a true sense of participants ___ ____ and reflects the ability of the researcher to truthfully show a ___ of ___ realities
- lived experiences
- range
- different
What are 3 data collection strategies to increase quality
- prolonged engagement
- persistent observation
- reflexivity
prolonged engagement is the investment of ___ ___ collecting data to have an ____ ___; it supports ___ ___ to get ___ information
- sufficient time
- in-depth understanding
- building rapport
- rich
persistent observation refers to the researchers ___ on the ___ of a situation that are relevant to the phenomena being studied
- focus
- aspects
Reflexivity is the ability of a researcher to be mindful of their own ___ during ___ ___, ___, and ____ (3 parts of the research process)
What is a technique that can help with this so the researcher can remain objective?
- bias
- data collection, analysis, interpretation
- reflexive journaling
___ is the clearest strategy that addresses researcher bias
reflexivity
Triangulation, an audit trail, and a member check are all strategies for what part of the research process
data collection
Triangulation uses ___ referent(s) to draw conclusions about what constitutes __ and seeks to overcome ___ ___
- multiple
- truth
- intrinsic bias
What are the 2 subcategories for triangulation
- data
- method
Describe the 3 factors in data triangulation
- time : collect data at different times from the same person
- space : collect data at different sites
- person : used different types of people with different roles
Describe method triangulation
gather data through different methods : interviews, observation, document, etc
An audit trial is the collection of what 4 things?
What is the goal of this
- raw data
- methodological notes
- topic guidelines
- drafts created by the researcher
- Goal : allow another investigator to assess the data and draw conclusions
What is member checking
- going back to the participants, describing the themes identified and seeing if they agree
What are 5 strategies related to coding?
- investigation triangulation
- disconfirming cases
- negative case analysis
- peer debriefing
- inquiry audit
What is investigatory triangulation
using multiple researcher for data collection, coding, and analysis
Disconfirming cases is a process of looking for evidence that ___ the themes identified
contradicts
Negative case analysis is when researchers ___ for cases that ___ finding to revise their ____ in an effort to have an interpretation that is ___ for all cases
- search
- contradict
- interpretations
- true
