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Sources of qualitative data

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  • case studies
  • extreme case sampling
  • ‘experimental phenomenology’
  • focus groups
  • naturalistic observations e.g. Types of interactions b/w parents & children
  • public documents e.g. Media items
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When to use qualitative methods

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  • exploratory: unsure what to measure, new area of research (background for scale development)
  • how is a construct understood by stakeholders
  • to capture phenomenology
  • understand experience (e.g. Refugee)
  • exploring cultural diffs
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Open-ended questions

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  • interviews, semi-structured interviews

- qualitative component of questionnaires (e.g. Mix of quant & qual items)

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Interviews

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Structured 
- interview protocol 
- instructions & Q's to be asked 
Semi-structured: 
- probes: sub-questions used to gain further info
- allows clarification & elaboration 
Interviews & idiographic approach 
- when interested in the individual rather than the group. E.g. 'Life story' interview (McAdams, 2012)
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Content & thematic analysis

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Systematic categorization data
- data: words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs
- coding: variables that emerge in the data
• open coding: the process of selecting & naming categories from the analysis of the data
• axial coding: identifying themes (patterns) within the data
• attempting to plot the interactions b/w these variables

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Grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967)

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  • analysis of the data w/o preconceived hypothesis
  • examining the rship b/w concepts
  • generating theory from data
  • data saturation: gathering data until no new information
  • generating thematic maps
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Reporting qualitative research: Doctors’ experience of euthanasia

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Data analysis:
- all disc were taped. When available, the exact test of the vid or audio recording was transcribed. The data were reported anonymously. Two experienced qualitative researchers analysed the transcripts, using content analysis within a coding frame of 3 themes (1) emotional exp; (2) coping (dealing with & managing the event) & (3) role of physician

Results
- emotional experience: impact of the first occasion. Many older doctors described problematic, & sometimes even traumatic experiences, such as loneliness, mixed feelings, & contradictory emotions

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Advantages & disadvantages of qualitative research

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  • rich description of data
  • need fewer Ss
  • coding/categorization: more diff than statistical analysis
  • very time consuming
  • subjectivity? Biases?
  • increasing objectivity: blind raters (I.e. double-blind), inter-rater comparison, mixed methods approach
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Mixed-method approaches

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  • both quantitative & qualitative

- triangulation: using more than one method to study the same RQ, combination of qualitative & quantitative methods

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Why use mixed-methods?

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  • Complementarity: develop deeper understanding of a RQ
  • development: results from one study help develop or inform the other method
  • initiation: clarifying contradictions in findings
  • expansion: to extend the breadth and range of a study
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QUAL/QUANT comparison

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Comparing/contrasting qualitative & quantitative (complementarity): Ward & Boag, 2009

  • eval of lifeline
  • quantitative phone survey
  • caring, accepting, helpful, supportive
  • qualitative semi-structured interview
  • findings: multi-dimensional meaning
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qual-QUANT

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Qualitative study first but secondary to the study’s primary goals (development)
- e.g. Exploratory qualitative study used as a basis for major quantitative study

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quant-QUAL

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Quantitative study first but secondary to the study’s primary goals (development)
- e.g. Quantitative screen study used to identify Ss for large-scale qualitative study

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QUANT-qual

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Primary quantitative study first with secondary follow-up qualitative study (initiation)
- Exploring aspects of a quantitative study with qualitative research

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QUAL-quant

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Primary qualitative study first w secondary follow-up quantitative study (expansion)
- e.g. Testing whether qualitative findings transfer to other pops