Qualitative Research Review

This set of flashcards covers key concepts and terms related to qualitative research as discussed in the lecture notes.

Qualitative methods are a research strategy in which a researcher collects data that are rich in __ & not easily handled using statistical procedures.

description

In qualitative research, the first step is to identify a __ and formulate a research question.

topic

A __ source is raw data because it hasn’t been analyzed and provides immediate first-hand accounts of a topic.

primary

research is the generation of new/original data to address a specific research question.

Primary

The TCPS stands for _ Policy Statement on ethical conduct for research involving humans.

Tri-council

Informed consent requires researchers to obtain and document people’s agreement to participate in a study after informing them of everything that might reasonably affect their _.

decision

Qualitative research approaches such as _ allow researchers to understand human behaviour and practices in context.

ethnography

In qualitative research, ___ is the primary method of data collection that involves observing people and their activities in their natural settings.

observation

A focus group is a type of __ interview that involves speaking with more than one interviewee at the same time.

group

involves interpreting the meaning of textual data by identifying patterns and themes.

Textual analysis

In qualitative research, a is a summary of something being observed in the data.

code

_ helps researchers bring order and coherence to the mass of data they collect by recognizing and ordering themes.

Coding

A method for identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns within data is known as ___ analysis.

thematic

Participatory action research (PAR) seeks to create ___ change in society.

social

Ethnographic research often requires extensive _ to give a cultural interpretation of the data.

fieldwork

Qualitative researchers often use qualitative interviewing when they want to gather very __ information about someone’s experiences.

detailed

One key principle in conducting interviews is to 'probe, probe, probe' in a way.

non-threatening

The researcher develops an ___ guide in advance that they refer to during the interview.

interview

Historical research focuses on understanding culture and attempts to see through the eyes of those being _.

studied

Secondary sources provide analyses & interpretations of primary sources created later by those not directly involved in the __.

events