True or False
Qualitative research is a linear process
FALSE
Qualitative research "is an inductive, iterative process, not a linear one" (Lecture 1, slide 20)
Is this a qualitative or quantitative question?
How does income inequality affect COVID-19 diagnosis in high density urban areas?
Quantitative (Lecture 3, slide 24)
Paradigms are the ____ in which we view the world
Paradigms are the lens in which we view the world - it is the system of beliefs through which we see the world, a lens through which we see, a social location (Lecture 2, slide 10)
Qualitative researchers seek to understand the what, why and the ___ of a phenomenon
Qualitative researchers seek to understand the what, why and the how of a phenomenon (Lecture 2, slide 5)
What is a our seminar group colour?
Orange
Bias does not exist in qualitative research
TRUE
"Bias is not a thing (although this does not mean that there is no rigor, the aspects of rigor differ)" - has to do with recognizing there are multiple 'truths' (Lecture 1, slide 22)
What is wrong with this research question:
Do unequal power dynamics exist between doctors and nurses?
Can be answered with a yes or no
"The phrasing of this question is problematic as it could be answered with a yes or no and does not suggest a qualitative approach. Good qualitative questions should invite a process of exploration and discovery" (Agee, 2009)
Name one paradigm that can be used for qualitative research
Indigenous, epistemologies of the south, arts-based, interpretivist, social justice/liberationalist, post-humanist/new materialists, post-structuralist, constructivist (Lecture 2, slide 20)
According to Collins and Stockton (2018), if you have a high focus on theory and low focus on method where your work is more conceptual, uninformed by original data, and reads like an essay potentially trying to build the appearance of data to build credibility, your work is an example of:
a) Understanding
b) Impotence
c) Monthly Report
d) Novella
d) Novella (Collins & Stockton, 2018)
What are the names of today's seminar leaders?
Sharon and Izzie
The goal of qualitative research is to obtain generalizable results
FALSE
"The goal is not to obtain generalizable results, but to get results that are transferable to other contexts" (Lecture 1, slide 22)
Qualitative research questions address questions about _____ realities
Qualitative research questions address questions about subjective realities (Lecture 3, slide 12)
List the three components of a paradigm
1. Ontology
2. Epistemology
3. Methodology
(Lecture 3, slide 10)
Name one of the three primary approaches to using theory
Inductive, deductive, or driving (Lecture 3, slide 14)
What is our course code?
CHL5107
In qualitative research, you can use one methodology with methods from another methodology
TRUE
You could use one methodology with methods from another methodology, BUT you won’t use two methodologies. For example, you can use narrative methodology and incorporate arts-based methods into your study (Lecture 3, slide 13)
Ambiguous research questions (where you cannot differentiate between qualitative and quantitative methods) are bad unless _______________
Ambiguous research questions (where you cannot differentiate between qualitative and quantitative methods) are bad unless you are using mixed methods (Lecture 3, slide 24)
Two paradigms that cannot be used in qualitative research are ______ and ______
Two paradigms that cannot be used in qualitative research are positivist and post-positivist (Lecture 2, slide 21)
This theory from Reeves et al. 2008 explores how individuals make sense of the world in terms of the meanings and classifications they employ
Phenomenology (Reeves et al., 2008)
What is the due date for our first assignment?
February 13th, 2023
The participants in a qualitative study need to be representative of the population
FALSE
"Qualitative research samples purposively; that is, samples are selected to serve an investigative purpose rather than to be statistically representative of a population" (Carter & Little, 2007)
Name the 4 components of a qualitative research question
1. Context or situation
2. Individuals/groups of interest
3. Theoretical framework
4. The key concept/issue
(Lecture 3, slide 23)
____ is the social and academic location of the researcher
Positionality is the social and academic location of the researcher (Lecture 2, slide 11)
Critical realism relies on a strategy of inference called ____
Critical realism relies on a strategy of inference called retroduction. Retroduction focuses on causal mechanisms and conditions. The goal of retroduction is to identify the necessary contextual conditions for a particular causal mechanism to take effect and to result in the empirical trends observed (Fletcher, 2017)
What is Dr. Juando-Prats' cat's name?
Charlie