MiC - VAPER

Question 1

What does V stand for in VAPER and what does it question?

Answer 1

-Validity
-Might participants change their behaviour for social desirability?
-How will the language of the researcher and participants affect the research? (Elaborated/Restricted code, need for translators)

Question 2

What does A stand for in VAPER and what does it question?

Answer 2

-Access
-What issues are there gaining entry to the group?
-Who are the gatekeepers?

Question 3

What does P stand for in VAPER and what does it question?

Answer 3

-Practical
-How might the researcher be affected by time restrictions?
-How could personal characteristics affect the research?

Question 4

What does E stand for in VAPER and what does it question?

Answer 4

-Ethics and guilty knowledge
-What moral issues are raised by the research?
-Age of participants, some groups may be vunerable

Question 5

What does R stand for in VAPER and what does it question?

Answer 5

-Representativeness
-Does the sample size reflect the whole study population?
-E.g - unstructured interviews can only use a small number of people so we cannot generalise the problems or issues raised

Question 6

What can you do if you can’t think of anything from VAPER?

Answer 6

Use PET, practical - ethical - theoretical