EBP#2 Chpt 22: Qualitative Research Design and Approaches

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering qualitative research designs, traditions, and methodological terminology based on Chapter 22 lecture notes.

Emergent design

A design that emerges in the field as the study unfolds, characterized by flexibility and ongoing data analysis.

Bricolage

A characteristic of qualitative studies that involves merging various data collection strategies.

Ethnography

A research tradition that focuses on the culture of a group of people and relies on extensive fieldwork, participant observation, and interviews with key informants.

Ethnonursing research

The study and analysis of local or indigenous people’s viewpoints, beliefs, and practices about nursing care behavior and processes of designated cultures.

Phenomenology

A research tradition that seeks to discover the essence and meaning of a phenomenon as it is experienced by people, mainly through in-depth interviews with individuals who have had the relevant experience.

Bracketing

A step in descriptive phenomenology used to identify and hold back personal biases and views about a phenomenon.

Phenomenography

A research tradition based on the idea that people differ in terms of how they experience the world and that those differences can be described and understood.

Grounded Theory

An approach that tries to account for actions in a substantive area from the perspective of those involved, focusing on a main concern or problem that individuals' behavior is designed to address.

Constant comparison

A method used in grounded theory to develop and refine theoretically relevant categories by analyzing data and collecting it simultaneously.

Case studies

Intensive investigations of a single entity or a small number of entities, such as individuals, groups, organizations, or communities, usually involving data collection over an extended period.

Narrative analysis

A qualitative research approach that focuses on story to explore how people make sense of events in their lives.

Feminist research

Research that focuses on gender domination and discrimination within patriarchal societies.

Participatory Action Research (PAR)

A research paradigm based on the recognition that production of knowledge can be political and used to exert power; it aims to motivate and generate community solidarity.

Basic social process (BSP)

A core variable in grounded theory that accounts for actions and behavior within a substantive area.

Institutional ethnography

A type of ethnography that focuses on social relations.

Glaser and Strauss evaluation properties

The four properties used to evaluate a grounded theory project: fitness, understanding, generality, and control.

Descriptive phenomenology steps

The sequence involving bracketing, intuiting, analyzing, and describing the meaning of human experience.

Reflexivity

The process of identifying one's personal biases, views, and presuppositions vis-à-vis the phenomenon being studied.