Qualitative Methods
a systemic analysis used to identify patterns in text
What is content analysis?
This data collection method involves structured or semi-structured conversations with participants to explore their experiences.
What is an interview?
Before conducting research as a graduate student at UMCP, you must complete this training which ensures that you understand the parameters of ethical research in education.
What is CITI Training?
This term refers to broad categories that consist of several codes into one idea.
What are themes?
An in-depth, detailed investigation of a specific subject, such as an individual, group, event, or organization, to understand its complexities and gain insights
What is case study?
a method where researchers simultaneously or sequentially conduct both qualitative and quantitative research to achieve the advantages of each and mitigate their weaknesses
What is mixed methods research?
This method involves watching what participants do in their natural environment, often without interference, to gather data.
What is observation?
This approval, guided by policies that review evidence of awareness of ethical issues related to the study and our plans for addressing them, is necessary before proceeding with any components of the research study.
What is Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval?
This refers to the process of grouping text or data into small categories of information.
What is coding?
A research method where young people work with adults to conduct research and take action on issues they care about.
What is YPAR?
the approach that involves studying a phenomenon in the context of its culture
What is ethnography?
A qualitative research method where a small, carefully selected group of people (typically 6-10) discuss a specific topic, product, or service under the guidance of a facilitator.
What is a focus group?
Sharing data or findings with participants to ensure accuracy and resonance with their experiences is known as this technique.
What is member checking?
this refers to the degree to which the results of a qualitative research can be generalized or transferred to other contexts or settings
What is transferability?
A research approach that utilizes artistic processes and expressions to explore, understand, and represent human experiences and knowledge.
What is Arts-based?
A research tradition in which researchers develop a theory rooted in observation about phenomenon of interest
a method of gathering qualitative data by observing, interacting, and interacting with subjects in their natural environment.
What is field research?
The consistency of a measurement tool or method across different applications
What is reliability?
this refers to the degree to which the results could be confirmed or corroborated by others
What is dependability?
A method of studying how language functions in social contexts, examining both the linguistic content and the way language is used to create meaning.
What is discourse analysis?
the approach to qualitative methodology that focuses on people's subjective experiences and interpretations of the world
Uses open-ended and closed questions to gather rich, descriptive, and detailed information about people's opinions, experiences, and perspectives on a topic. Can be used in both Qualitative and quantitative research. Often used for "pre" and "post" data collection.
What is a survey?
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 involves establishing that the results of qualitative research are believable from the perspective of the participant in the research
A qualitative research approach that focuses on understanding human experiences through the stories people tell.
What is narrative inquiry?