Foundations
To understand people's thoughts, feelings, or experiences.
What is the goal of qualitative research?
A way to find patterns or themes in the data.
What is thematic analysis?
Telling people about the study and getting their okay to join.
What is informed consent?
Using multiple methods or data sources to support your findings
What is triangulation in research?
This common method involves speaking directly with participants to gather detailed information.
What is interviewing
A deep look at one person, group, or situation.
What is a case study?
Labeling important parts of the data.
What is coding?
To build trust and gather deep, honest information.
What’s the researcher’s role in qualitative research?
Asking participants if the findings reflect what they shared
What is member checking?
This method involves watching people in their natural setting without interfering.
What is observation
Picking people who have the most useful info for the study.
What is purposive sampling?
Big ideas that come up over and over again in the data.
What are themes?
Notes researchers keep to think about their own ideas and biases.
What is a reflexive journal?
Making sure the research findings are true to what participants said
What is validity in qualitative research?
Researchers often use this written tool to gather open-ended responses.
What is a questionnaire or survey
When the researcher thinks about how they affect the research.
What is reflexivity?
Semantic = obvious meaning; latent = hidden meaning.
What’s the difference between semantic and latent themes?
The researcher’s presence can affect how participants think, feel, or act during the study.
What is researcher influence or bias?
The point when no new information is coming from the data
What is saturation in data collection
This technique includes group discussions guided by a facilitator.
What is a focus group
A set of ideas that help guide how we understand the data.
What is a theoretical framework?
Reading your data a lot so you understand it well.
What is data familiarization?
These protect participants' rights and help ensure the study is respectful and fair.
What are ethical guidelines?
When data doesn’t fit the current themes, researchers examine it closely to decide if the themes should change or expand.
What is refining or revising themes based on new data
This method combines interviews, observations, and documents to get a full picture.
What is triangulation or multiple data sources