Week 5 Qualitative Data Collection Methods

These flashcards cover key concepts and terminology related to qualitative data collection methods, focusing on observation, interviews, focus groups, and the interpretation of qualitative data.

Observation and Note-taking

Systematic observation strategies used to collect qualitative data during ethnographies or participant observations.

Systematic Observation Strategies

Key strategies including awareness of interdependence, social structure consideration, context understanding, and participation recognition.

Field Interviews

Semi-directed conversations designed to understand an individual's point of view, requiring intimacy and trust between interviewer and interviewee.

Focus Groups

Group interviews that facilitate discussion, allowing researchers to gather insights on shared experiences and meanings.

Moderator

The individual responsible for guiding focus group discussions, asking probing questions, managing group dynamics, and encouraging participation.

Saturation

The point in qualitative research where collecting additional data yields no new insights or information.

Social Construction of Knowledge

The theory that focuses on how everyday perceptions and interactions shape knowledge and understanding of social realities.

First and Second Degree Constructions

Concepts in social science that explore the multiple realities shaped by social interactions and interpretations.

Qualitative Data Interpretation

An active process of meaning-making that reveals how communication constructs shared social realities.

Social Constructionism

The belief that reality is collaboratively built through social interaction and language.