Qualitative Research Methods

Flashcards on Qualitative Research Methods

Restorying

The process of reorganizing stories into a general framework, gathering them, analyzing them for key elements, and rewriting them in chronological sequence.

Phenomenological Research

Research that describes the common meaning for several individuals of their lived experiences of a concept or phenomenon.

Universal Essence

The reduction of individual experiences with a phenomenon to a description of the universal nature of the phenomenon.

Epoche

The suspension of all judgments about what is real until they are founded on a more certain basis.

Intentionality of Consciousness

The idea that consciousness is always directed toward an object and that the reality of an object is related to one's consciousness of it.

Hermeneutical Phenomenology

Hermeneutic phenomenology is consequently the study of experience together with its meanings.

Transcendental Phenomenology

A philosophical approach to qualitative research methodology seeking to understand human experience.

Psychological Phenomenology

A way to understand psychological experiences, rooted in the work of Edmund Husserl.

Grounded Theory Research

A qualitative method that enables you to study a particular phenomenon or process and discover new theories that are based on the collection and analysis of real-world data.

Constant Comparative Method

A data analysis process of taking information from data collection and comparing it to emerging categories.

Open Coding

Initial breakdown of data, coding the data for its major categories of information.

Axial Coding

Identifying relationships between categories in which the researcher identifies one open coding category to focus on, and then goes back to the data and creates categories around this core phenomenon.

Selective Coding

Integrating categories into a coherent theory.

Ethnographic Research

A qualitative research method involving the systematic study of people in their natural environment to understand their way of life.

Realist Ethnography

An objective account of a situation, typically written in the third-person point of view and reporting objectively on the information learned from participants at a site.

Critical Ethnography

ethnographic research in which the authors advocate for the emancipation of groups marginalized in society

Case Study Research

A qualitative approach in which the investigator explores a real-life, contemporary bounded system (a case) or multiple bounded systems (cases) over time.

Bounded System

Refers to the delimited scope or boundaries of the case being studied.

Instrumental Case Study

The researcher focuses on an issue or concern and then selects one bounded case to illustrate the issue.

Multiple Case Study

The researcher selects multiple cases to illustrate the one issue or concern.

Intrinsic Case Study

The focus is on the case itself because the case presents a unique situation.

Narrative Research

A type of research where the researcher uses stories to understand a phenomenon.

Cultural Ethnography

A form of ethnography that examines a culture-sharing group.

Single Case Study

A detailed study of a single individual, group, or event.

Collective Case Study

A type of case study where several cases are examined to understand a phenomenon.

Researcher Reflexivity

Reflexivity in qualitative research involves the researcher reflecting on their own biases, experiences, and impact on the research process.

Prolonged Engagement

Prolonged engagement is the extended period of time a researcher spends in the field to gain a deep understanding of the context and build trust with participants.

Persistent Observation

Persistent observation is the researcher's ongoing and in-depth attention to salient aspects of the phenomenon of interest.

Transferability

Transferability refers to the extent to which the findings of a qualitative study can be applied or generalized to other contexts or populations.

Restorying

The process of reorganizing stories into a general framework, gathering them, analyzing them for key elements, and rewriting them in chronological sequence.