Qualitative study designs Flashcards
(34 cards)
historically the cornerstone of medical research
Quantitative Research: Positivist paradigm
eliminate their biases, remain emotionally detached and uninvolved with the objects of study and test or empirically justify their stated hypotheses
Quantitative Research: Positivist paradigm
“the use of whatever philosophical and/or methodological approach (that) works for the particular research problem under study” (Tashakkori & Teddlie)
Relativism paradigm
Philosopy: Positivist
Quantitative
Philosopy: Interpretivist
Qualitative
Philosopy: Relativist
Mixed Methods
Design:
Descriptive/Causal
Deductive
Quantitative
Design
Explorative
Inductive
Qualitative
Design:
Exploratory & Descriptive/Causal
Inductive/Deductive
Mixed Methods
Approach:
Survey; Experiments
Quantitative
Approach:
Depth Interviews/ Focus Groups/ Observations
Qualitative
Surveys/Depth Interviews/Focus Groups/ Observations
Mixed Methods
IF
Quanti
HOW OR WHY
Qualitative
Reality is socially constructed
Assumptions: Qualitative
Primacy of method
Assumptions: Qualitative
Emic (insider’s point of view)
Assumptions: Qualitative
Variables are complex, interwoven, and difficult to measure
Assumptions: Qualitative
Social facts have an objective reality
Assumptions: Quantitative
Primacy of subject matter
Assumptions: Quantitative
Variables can be identified and relationships measured
Assumptions: Quantitative
Etic (outside’s point of view)
Assumptions: Quantitative
Ends with hypotheses and grounded theory
Approach: Qualitative
Asks “What?” “Why?” “How”
Approach: Qualitative
