What is it?
True or False?
There is an ideal way to combine qualitative and quantitative methods in Feminist Multiple Methods Research
False!
Yes or No?
In Feminist Multiple Methods Research, qualitative methods are only used to clarify or explain findings from quantitative analysis.
No. There are many ways to combine qualitative and quantitative approaches in a study, and Feminist Multiple Methods Research is not restricted to the traditional relationship between the two.
Choose A or B.
Qualitative methods are limited to discovery and quantitative methods are limited to justification.
A. Traditional methods
B. Feminist multiple methods research
A. Traditional methods
How is Feminist Multiple Methods Research Practiced?
FMMR involves carefully designing a research plan that integrates various methods cohesively to address the research question.
What is a potential application of Feminist Multiple Methods Research in SRH?
Addressing male bias in research by carefully defining terms and selecting methods that use gender as a primary lens and address oppression of women in research.
True or False?
Feminist multiple methods research is only characterized by the fact that it combines qualitative and quantitative methods.
False - It is not characterized purely by its methods but by the methodology and ideas underlying the how the research is conducted
One characteristic of Feminist Multiple Methods Research is that it is typically grounded in the experiences of women
True!
Choose A or B.
This approach combines qualitative and quantitative methods in many ways, depending on the aim of the study.
A. Traditional methods
B. Feminist multiple methods research
B. Feminist multiple methods research
Give one example of a way that qualitative and quantitative methods can be combined in practice in Feminist Multiple Methods Research.
Using quantitative results to give meaning to findings from qualitative data
Building a 'narrative' from 'numbers'
True or false?
Cortina (2001) ignored themes found in the qualitative part of her research because they are not as reliable as the quantitative findings.
False.
What is Feminist Multiple Methods Research?
An approach to research grounded in feminist epistemology that combines the use of 'narratives and numbers' and that acknowledges social factors such as gender, social class, race etc. when creating a study plan
What is a dichotomy/contrast that is challenged by Feminist Multiple Methods Research?
The dichotomy/contrast between quantitative and qualitative research: This approach challenges traditional notions that qualitative methods are only suitable for the context of discovery, while quantitative methods are for justification.