Exploring common experiences of individuals to develop a theory.
What is Grounded Theory Research
100
The researcher samples exceptional cases that represent the central phenomenon in dramatic terms
What is critical sampling
100
The word is often used to describe the process of qualitative research it means using particular examples to reach a general conclusion about something
What is inductive?
100
The process of corroborating evidence about a finding from different individuals
What is triangulation
100
Process of converting audio tapes recordings or fieldnotes into typed text
What is transcription
200
Exploring the shared culture of a group of people.
What is Ethnographic Research
200
The researcher samples individuals or sites based on membership in a subgroup that has defining characteristics
What is homogeneous sampling
200
The qualitative research process is often described as this, it means that the researcher cycles back and forth between data collection and analysis
What is iterative
200
The process by which the researcher asks one or more participants to check the accuracy of the findings
What is member checking
200
Labels that the researcher uses to describe the meaning of a segment of text or an image
What is a code
300
Exploring individual stories to describe the lives of people
What is Narrative Research
300
The researcher samples cases or individuals that differ on some characteristic or trait (e.g., different age groups)
What is maximal variation sampling
300
Qualitative research analysis, is often described as this, it means the research makes personal assessments as to a description that fits the situation or themes that capture the major categories of information
What is interpretive
300
The process by which the researcher reflects on his or her own views and experiences related to the study's central phenomenon, describes these perspectives in writing, and then works to set them aside
What is bracketing
300
Similar codes aggregated together to form a major idea in the database
What is a theme
400
Exploring a system of individuals to describe a case
What is Case Study Research
400
The research samples individuals or sites based on the recommendation of others
What is snowball sampling
400
Qualitative research analysis if often described as this, it means the researcher will analyze their data by reading it several time and conducting analysis several times
What is constant comparative
400
The researcher hires or obtains the services of an individual outside the study to review different aspects of the research.
What is external audit
400
Information that does note support or confirm the themes and provides contrary (but realistic) information about a theme
What is contrary evidence
500
Exploring individual experiences to describe the essence of a phenomenon
What is Phenomenological Research
500
The researcher samples individuals to test or confirm preliminary findings
What is confirming/disconfirming sampling
500
Qualitative analysis is often described as this, it means the researcher may analyze collected information at the same time as collecting additional information
What is simultaneous
500
The researcher discloses their professional and personal background and reflects on how this may affect their interpretation of the findings
What is positionality
500
The researcher presents this data in the findings section to exemplify their themes, it is expected in qualitative research, it is a word for word transcription of participants' voices