Qualitative Traditions
This qualitative approach explores the lived experiences of individuals to understand the essence of a phenomenon, often through in-depth interviews.
What is phenomenology?
This technique involves using multiple sources, methods, or researchers to cross-check data and enhance the trustworthiness of findings.
What is triangulation?
This is the non-random sampling technique where participants are intentionally selected based on characteristics relevant to the research question.
What is purposive sampling?
This method involves watching what participants do in their natural environment, often without interference, to gather data.
What is observation?
This analysis technique involves identifying and interpreting patterns across a dataset to understand key themes.
What is thematic analysis?
This qualitative research method develops a theory grounded in systematically gathered data, involving iterative coding and constant comparison.
What is grounded theory?
This process requires researchers to examine their own biases, assumptions, and influence on the study.
What is reflexivity?
This occurs when no new information or themes emerge from additional data collection in qualitative research.
What is data saturation?
This data collection method involves structured or semi-structured conversations with participants to explore their experiences.
What is an interview?
This process involves reviewing qualitative data multiple times and using iterative coding to compare and contrast different data points.
What is constant comparative analysis?
Researchers immerse themselves in the natural setting of a cultural group to understand their behaviors, values, and beliefs.
What is ethnography?
Sharing data or findings with participants to ensure accuracy and resonance with their experiences is known as this technique.
What is member checking?
A label or short phrase assigned to a segment of qualitative data to represent a key idea or pattern is known as this.
What is a code?
This method involves gathering data by discussing a specific topic with a small group of participants to collect multiple perspectives.
What is a focus group?
This approach looks at individuals' stories and experiences to construct meaning from their lived experiences.
What is narrative analysis?
An in-depth exploration of a single case or multiple cases in a real-world context is the focus of this qualitative tradition.
What is a case study?
A systematic record of decisions made during data collection and analysis, ensuring transparency and dependability, is referred to as this.
What is an audit trail?
This is a recurring pattern or concept that emerges from qualitative data analysis, often built from multiple codes.
What is a theme?
This qualitative data collection method involves written observations, events, or reflections from researchers during qualitative fieldwork.
What are field notes?
This process involves systematically examining and interpreting qualitative data to identify patterns, themes, or concepts, often counting the frequency of words, phrases, or ideas to quantify and analyze their presence and meaning.
What is content analysis?
This qualitative tradition explores individuals' lived experiences through in-depth interviews, such as studying the emotional and psychological journey of people post-stroke as they relearn daily activities and make sense of their recovery.
What is phenomenology?
This technique strengthens the credibility of qualitative research by using multiple data sources, such as interviews with family members, observations of therapy sessions, and caregiver progress notes, to validate and cross-check findings.
What is triangulation?
This stage of the research process is reached when no new themes or insights emerge from additional data collection, such as when interviews with parents of children with cerebral palsy consistently reveal the emotional impact on family life.
What is data saturation?
This data collection method involves one-on-one conversations that allow researchers to gain in-depth personal insights into participants' experiences, such as how young adults with disabilities navigate post-secondary education.
What are interviews?
This data analysis approach involves coding individual responses from interviews and grouping them into broader themes, such as "emotional strain," "support networks," and "coping strategies," to provide a rich and meaningful interpretation of qualitative data.
What is thematic analysis?